Name: The BEST Chocolate Fondue
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 c light cream; 1 c butter; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 c sugar; 1 lb semi-sweet baking chocolate; 1 lb milk chocolate baking chocolate; 4 tsp vanilla

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Creamy and rich this is the best chocolate fondue recipe that has become an annual tradition and is a chocolate lovers dream come true!

The Best Chocolate Fondue Recipe

My cooking philosophy is to keep it “healthy and easy.”

Recipes at Hammers N Hugs will include all-natural ingredients that can often be frozen and have been tested and approved by friends and family!

The Best Chocolate Fondue Recipe

My mom has made this chocolate fondue for her annual Christmas fondue party for over 20 years.

As soon as Zach and I owned our first house, we carried on the tradition.

We look forward to this party all year!

This fondue is wonderful for a dinner party or special occasion and exceeds the expectations of the pickiest of chocoholics.

And I promise, with the right chocolate, it is the BEST!!

Bon appetit!

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The Best Chocolate Fondue Recipe

The key to a good chocolate fondue is investing in good chocolate. This is not the time to buy the cheapest option at the grocery store. Invest in a high quality chocolate, and you will not be disappointed.

Even though I have been made this chocolate fondue a dozen times I still don’t have a double boiler. I use a large stock pot, bring the water to a boil, turn it down to a simmer, place metal canning rings in the bottom and nest a saucepan inside.

You can see here the reason for the metal rings is to keep the smaller pot level otherwise your fondue will run out. It also helps the water to heat the smaller pot more evenly.

I recommend mixing the non-chocolate ingredients first. Allow these to get warm and then add your chocolate chunks slowly.

Stir constantly. You do not want your fondue to burn. Chocoholics will taste the difference!

The result will be a delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, chocolatey taste of heaven.

I typically make this fondue a day or even several days ahead of my party, so I pour it into a glass batter bowl that I can then reheat in the microwave and pour into my fondue pots.

Add the dippers below!!

Pretzel rods (1 bag)
Marshmallows (1 bag)
Strawberries, quartered (1 quart)
Butter loaf pound cake, cubed (1 loaf)
Mini peanut butter Ritz sandwiches (1 box)
Bananas, thickly sliced (1 lg bunch)

The BEST Chocolate Fondue

Ahna Fulmer // Hammers N Hugs

Creamy and rich this chocolate fondue is a recipe that has become an annual tradition and is a chocolate lovers dream come true!

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Prep Time 15 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Dessert

Servings 8 Cups

Calories 337 kcal

Equipment

Double boiler
Fondue pot

Ingredients

2 c light cream
1 c butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 c sugar
1 lb semi-sweet baking chocolate
1 lb milk chocolate baking chocolate
4 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Using a double boiler (or large pot with simmering water and smaller pot nested inside), melt the cream, butter,salt and sugar.
Once mixture is melted gradually add the chocolate, stirring constantly. Do not allow chocolate to boil. Whisk until smooth.
Turn off the heat and add vanilla. Pour directly into heated fondue pots or store in microwave-safe glass bowl for later.

Freezing Instructions

Allow fondue to cool completely in microwave and freezer safe glass bowl. Seal tightly and place in freezer. Can be safely deep frozen for up to 3 months. Reheat in microwave as needed. Does not need to be thawed first. Will soften quickly. Be careful not to overheat in microwave.