Chocolate fondue: the recipe for an easy and delicious dessert
ingredients
Dark chocolate with 70% cocoa
Liquor (rum or other liquor of your choice)
There Chocolate fondue it’s a dessert easy, but very effective, ideal to surprise your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, given the aphrodisiac properties of cocoa, or to serve to your guests at the end of a special dinner. A preparation ready in a few minutes: reduce the chocolate into shavings, add the hot cream, put the mixture in a bain-marie then let it melt, stirring occasionally, until it becomes creamy and velvety. The fondue is then kept warm and soft thanks to the special stove, an essential tool for an irreproachable success.
To make the chocolate fondue, it is essential to select a dark chocolate of excellent quality and, according to your taste, choose the right percentage of cocoa; we opted for 70% dark chocolate, to accentuate the contrast with the sweetness of the fresh fruit and marshmallows, but if you prefer a milder tasting fondue, you can go down to 60%.
To make it even more captivating, we added two tablespoons of rum, but you can substitute it with your favorite liquor, such as brandy, maraschino, or omit it altogether if the dessert is for children. As for the fruits, we chose strawberriesred fruits and tangerines, but you can also add small pieces of pear, apple, banana slices, etc.
Find out how to prepare it by following the step-by-step procedure and tips. If you love chocolate, don’t miss the tender heart cake.
How to make a chocolate fondue
Step 1
Step 1
Chop the dark chocolate into shavings 1.
Chop the dark chocolate into shavings 1.
2nd step
2nd step
Transfer the chocolate to a bowl 2.
Transfer the chocolate to a bowl 2.
Step 3
Step 3
Pour the hot cream over the dark chocolate 3. Mix with a spoon and let the chocolate melt in a bain-marie.
Pour the hot cream over the dark chocolate 3. Mix with a spoon and let the chocolate melt in a bain-marie.
Step 4
Step 4
Melt chocolate, stirring occasionally, until creamy and lump-free 4.
Melt chocolate, stirring occasionally, until creamy and lump-free 4.
Step 5
Step 5
Pour in the liqueur and mix again for a few moments, keeping the bastardelle in a bain-marie 5.
Pour in the liqueur and mix again for a few moments, keeping the bastardelle in a bain-marie 5.
Step 6
Step 6
Light the candle placed in the special fondue warmer 6.
Light the candle placed in the special fondue warmer 6.
Step 7
Step 7
Pour the melted dark chocolate into the bowl placed on the fire 7.
Pour the melted dark chocolate into the bowl placed on the fire 7.
Step 8
Step 8
Wash the strawberries 8.
Wash the strawberries 8.
Step 9
Step 9
Pat the strawberries dry with a paper towel. 9.
Pat the strawberries dry with a paper towel. 9.
Step 10
Step 10
Threading fruit with long steel forks ten.
Threading fruit with long steel forks ten.
Step 11
Step 11
Dip fruit in chocolate 11.
Dip fruit in chocolate 11.
Step 12
Step 12
The fruits will be covered with chocolate 12.
The fruits will be covered with chocolate 12.
Step 13
Step 13
Bring the chocolate fondue to the table by serving it with strawberries, berries and tangerine wedges placed in small bowls 13. You can also dip marshmallows in chocolate fondue.
Bring the chocolate fondue to the table by serving it with strawberries, berries and tangerine wedges placed in small bowls 13. You can also dip marshmallows in chocolate fondue.
storage
The chocolate fondue can be kept at room temperature, cling film in contact, for a few hours.
