Chocolate-dipped Strawberry

I received my early Valentine’s Day present in the form of an uber cute Hello Kitty Choco Chef. It is a gadget for making home-made chocolate with Hello Kitty moulds, but what really caught my attention was the electric chocolate cooker which screams “chocolate fondue party!” to me. There are two preset temperatures for either melting the chocolate or keeping the fondue warm. You most certainly do not need a Choco Chef or a bain-marie to make your own chocolate fondue – it can easily be made using the microwave or water bath. After you make the chocolate fondue, keep it warm over a tealight fondue pot so that it remains liquid soft and smooth. We had marshmallows, fresh strawberries and kiwi fruit to dip in the warm creamy chocolate. Excess chocolate can be poured into chocolate moulds and refrigerated for home-made chocolate bites.

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