Chocolate Fondue
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 as shown in this recipe. 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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Ingredients
(Serves 4)
- 200g semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 tbsp thickened cream
- 1 1/2 tbsp milkSuggested dipping foods
- fresh fruits such as strawberries and kiwi
- marshmallows
- breadsticks
- crackers
- bite-sized cake piecesTools
- tealight fondue pot (if not using Choco Chef or electric fondue pot)
- skewersDirections
1. Making the fondue (choose 1 from 3 methods below)
Choco Chef method
Add chocolate chips to melting pot and set the temperature mark to II. After 10 minutes, stir the chocolate with a spatula until completely melted. Add cream and milk, stir until the chocolate is smooth with a velvety finish. Keep the chocolate warm throughout the fondue session with temperature mark I.Microwave method (detailed step-by-step tutorial here)
Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on low heat for 40 seconds. Stir the chocolate with a spoon (you will notice the chocolate is much softer than it looks). Return the bowl to the microwave and repeat the procedure (microwave for 15 seconds and stir), until the chocolate is fully melted. Add the cream and milk while the chocolate is warm, stirring until the mixture is smooth with a velvety finish. Keep the chocolate warm with a tealight fondue pot.Water bath method
Boil a pot of water and reduce to a low, gentle simmer. Place a smaller mini pot with chocolate chips over the larger pot (see photo above) and stir until the chocolate is fully melted. Add the cream and milk while the chocolate is warm, stirring until the mixture is smooth with a velvety finish. Keep the chocolate warm with a tealight fondue pot.2. Arrange dipping foods in a platter, and dip the food in the warm chocolate.
(Get more photos, cooking notes and ingredient list on page 2)
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The Hello Kitty choco chef is so cute! And the Hello Kitty chocolate is just too adorable. To get a more “glazed look” for the chocolates, you could use candy melts :)
thanks for sharing! :)
That’s a cute present :) Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hi Wiffy Gal,
Thanks for sharing this recipe with us. Love all of your post. The chocolate looks good. in fact, I saw a chocolate mould at Daiso Penang (I am from M’sia by the way) and I am not too sure on how i can use it. Now, with your post – I can make both the fondue & with the leftovers – chocolates
Happy Valentine’s Day as well !!
Hope you had a great V day and fun with the recipe!
I like the part about adding the Baileys to the mix:)
Happy Valentine! Oh, you just remind me that i have a fondue set given by my SIL, i think i can do this today since i have strawberry, banana and grapes in my pantry ^_^
What a lovely Valentine’s day present !
With this Hello Kitty choco chef, you can throw a choc party whenever you like. Love to join. :)
Chocolate fondue with strawberry definitely scream Valentine’s for me. Happy Valentine’s day to you!
Is that a Hello Kitty fondue party? I even saw the Hello Kitty box tissue. Hahahah!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
What a sweet and cute Valentine’s gift!! It’s extra fun to hear the shout-out. I wish I can have one too! :P
Great treat Wiffy, especially for Valentine’s Day…so cute your Hello Kitty set :)
OMG so cute!! Chocolate party rocks!
This is so fun!
OMG! I have to get this! Too cute! I left my fondue set in Melbourne and I miss it….
Can you tell me where do you get thickened cream or is it something that you make?
I got mine from the local supermarket. looks like this – http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/productdetails.aspx?Id=2456 or http://www.bullafoodservice.com.au/chilled-range/cream-products/thickened-cream/thickened-cream-300ml.html
you can substitute with whatever cream you can find in your area (e.g. heavy cream, double cream).
I spent quite the money getting people chocolate dipped strawberries for Valentine’s Day. Maybe I’ll opt for this instead next year!