Swiss chocolate fondue

Description

Fondue and chocolate, this recipe matches two Swiss well known symbols. Although dessert fondues are relatively modern, wouldn't get you into regional mood dipping pieces of cake into a caquelon of melted chocolate? Wicked!

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceSwiss cuisine
Prep time
15 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
15 minutes

Ingredients

12 oz
pound cake (cake cut into 1 inch cubes)
4 c
assorted fruit (cut into bite-size chunks, pineapples, bananas, pears, or apples)
2 c
strawberries (or cherries)
1⁄2 c
light cream (or half and half)
1 T
honey
1⁄4 t
vanilla extract
6 oz
milk chocolate (solid, or milk chocolate morsels)
3 oz
bittersweet chocolate (grated, or bittersweet chocolate morsels)

Instructions

  1. Place cream, honey and vanilla extract in the top part of a double boiler, stirring constantly. When the mixture is warm, add chocolate, a little at a time, stirring until all the chocolate melts.
  2. Transfer to a fondue pot or earthenware pot and take to the table.
  3. Set fondue pot in the middle of the table Place cake cubes and fruit on a serving platter.

Notes

Place a plate, a regular fork and a long fondue fork for each person. Have each one spear cake or fruit with a fondue fork, dip it into chocolate, swirl, and remove. Transfer to a regular fork to eat. Do not forget the napkins! this way to eat chocolate has may become messy.

You may use a traditional fondue pot and heat it over a small alcohol burner or a candle. If you use an electric fondue pot, set temperature to "dessert."

You don't need to limit your dessert fondue to chocolate. honey, coconut, marshmallow or caramel can make great warm dipping sauces.

Ingredients, Metric  
350 g   pound cake, cut into 1-inch cubes  
600 g     fruit cut into bite-size chunks, pineapples, bananas, pears, or apples  
150 g   whole strawberries or cherries  
125 ml     light cream or half-and-half  
15 ml   honey  
2 ml     vanilla extract  
175 g   solid milk chocolate, grated, or milk chocolate morsels  
100 g   solid bittersweet chocolate, grated, or bittersweet chocolate morsels  

Yield: 6 to 8 servings as a dessert.

Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

  
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   554.45  
Calories From Fat (25%)   137.77  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 16.86g   26%  
Saturated Fat 9.64g   48%  
Cholesterol 11.10mg   4%  
Sodium 40.49mg   2%  
Potassium 531.12mg   15%  
Carbohydrates 101.58g   34%  
Dietary Fiber 7.65g   31%  
Sugar 12.65g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 93.93g      
Protein 7.69g   15%