Chocolate Fondue

Ingredients

Chocolate Fondue

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 24 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, or chopped semisweet chocolate bars (see Tips)
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Chocolate Fondue

1. If you have a fondue pot, prepare it according to the manufacturer's instructions and set it on the stand.
2. In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, warm the cream until hot, but not simmering.
3. Add the chocolate and stir just until melted and smooth.
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
5. Pour the chocolate fondue into the fondue pot and set it up over the heat.
6. Serve with your choice of the selected dippers.

Tips

1. If you are looking for a more intense chocolate flavor, you can use bittersweet chocolate instead of semisweet. For the most part, semisweet and bittersweet can be used in baking interchangeably, depending on personal preferences.
2. Bittersweet chocolate is at least 35 percent pure chocolate with some small amount of sugar added. In Europe, it might be labeled dark chocolate. It’s usually (but not always) darker and less sweet than semisweet. Specific sweetness and color intensity vary by manufacturer's recipes and cacao bean sources. It can be used for baking and eating.
3. Semisweet chocolate is also at least 35 percent pure chocolate, but it has added cocoa butter and usually a bit more sugar. It’s the most versatile chocolate, and you’ll see it called for in all kinds of baking recipes. It comes in many forms such as block, discs, squares, and chips. It also can be used for baking and eating.