I don’t have a lot of a candy tooth, however when the children ask for a dessert, I need to ensure it’s a wholesome model. Darkish chocolate fondue is straightforward to make and it’s enjoyable to dip contemporary fruit and even home made marshmallows in. As a result of it’s quick to tug collectively, we will have a scrumptious deal with in about 10 minutes!
What’s Fondue?
Fondue comes from the French phrase fondre, which implies to soften. Historically it’s made with a wide range of melted cheeses to make a cheese fondue. Extra not too long ago the recipe has been tailored to make use of melted chocolate for a scrumptious dessert possibility. It’s typically made with milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate chips, and even white chocolate and is thinned with heavy cream.
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This model is decrease sugar and dairy optionally available because it makes use of darkish chocolate and coconut oil. And you may add a little bit peanut butter, or peppermint extract as a substitute of the vanilla if most popular.
Tips on how to Make Chocolate Fondue
First, you need to begin with high quality chocolate to make your chocolate fondue. Excessive-quality chocolate bars style so significantly better than a budget stuff, and so they’re typically more healthy. One of the best chocolate will probably be one thing that’s at the very least 72% cocoa and natural. When you can’t discover darkish chocolate you may combine some bittersweet chocolate with a sweeter one.
It’s additionally essential to warmth the chocolate slowly, or it’ll begin to seize and burn. In case you have an electrical fondue pot that works nice, however it may be arduous to discover a non-toxic one. A few of them are chrome steel, however they nonetheless have a non-stick coating on the within.
I transferred the new chocolate fondue to my small crockpot and saved it on heat for dipping. You may as well use a serving bowl and reheat as wanted.
Dippers for Chocolate Fondue
My favourite choices to dip in chocolate fondue are contemporary fruit, dried fruit, and home made marshmallows. Sometimes you’ll see individuals additionally prefer to dip issues like graham crackers, pretzels, rice krispie treats, oreos, pound cake, and even potato chips! Our household doesn’t actually eat these issues, however there are nonetheless loads of scrumptious and wholesome fondue dippers.
You could possibly even drizzle a number of the chocolate fondue over cheesecake, ice cream, angel meals cake, biscotti, and brownies (all more healthy variations in fact!).
Chocolate fondue is nice for New 12 months’s Eve (even if you happen to’re staying in for a film night time!). It additionally makes a decadent deal with for Valentine’s Day or an in-home date night time. It’s quite simple to make and children particularly love dipping issues in it!
Darkish Chocolate Fondue Recipe
This wealthy and creamy fondue recipe makes use of darkish chocolate for a low sugar deal with! Nice for dipping contemporary fruit and even home made marshmallows.
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Darkish Chocolate Fondue Recipe
Quantity Per Serving (1 serving)
Energy 320
Energy from Fats 225
% Every day Worth*
Fats 25g38%
Saturated Fats 16g100%
Trans Fats 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fats 1g
Monounsaturated Fats 6g
Ldl cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 9mg0%
Potassium 326mg9%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 18IU0%
Calcium 33mg3%
Iron 5mg28%
* % Every day Values are based mostly on a 2000 calorie weight-reduction plan.
Notes
Take pleasure in dipping with strawberries, raspberries, diced pineapple, banana spears, pitted dates, contemporary coconut chunks, or home made marshmallows.
What’s your favourite factor to dip in chocolate? Something you’d add to the checklist? Depart a remark and tell us!
