How to Make Chocolate Fondue
Prepare your dipping items., Boil water., Put the second, smaller bowl or pot into the first pot., Add the chocolate, stirring gently as it melts., Using tongs, skewers, or forks, dip your food., Place dipped items on waxed paper to cool, or eat...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Prepare your dipping items.
Cube bread and small treats, clean, slice, and peel fruit, lay out pretzels, etc. -
Step 2: Boil water.
If using a fondue set, use the largest pot in the kit.
Fill it only half-full. , In a fondue set, this is the small pot that will fit over the larger one.
If you're not using a set, use a metal bowl (like the reflective kind used for making French scrambled eggs), and set it on top of the pot.
You can float a small bowl in the water, but this is much more prone to accidents. , Once it's melted, lower the heat.
Most kits come with a small stand with a candle or Sterno set underneath- set up the stand, light the heat source, and move the small pot containing the chocolate to rest on the stand.
If you're not using a kit, keep the chocolate bowl over the cooling pot, to prevent melting.
Make sure it doesn't burn. , Cookies, bread, Rice Krispie treats, marshmallows, pretzels, and fruit are all good choices. , Add sprinkles, coconut, or chopped/slivered nuts before the chocolate cools, if desired., -
Step 3: Put the second
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Step 4: smaller bowl or pot into the first pot.
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Step 5: Add the chocolate
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Step 6: stirring gently as it melts.
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Step 7: Using tongs
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Step 8: skewers
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Step 9: or forks
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Step 10: dip your food.
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Step 11: Place dipped items on waxed paper to cool
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Step 12: or eat straight from the pot.
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Step 13: Repeat until the chocolate is gone.
Detailed Guide
Cube bread and small treats, clean, slice, and peel fruit, lay out pretzels, etc.
If using a fondue set, use the largest pot in the kit.
Fill it only half-full. , In a fondue set, this is the small pot that will fit over the larger one.
If you're not using a set, use a metal bowl (like the reflective kind used for making French scrambled eggs), and set it on top of the pot.
You can float a small bowl in the water, but this is much more prone to accidents. , Once it's melted, lower the heat.
Most kits come with a small stand with a candle or Sterno set underneath- set up the stand, light the heat source, and move the small pot containing the chocolate to rest on the stand.
If you're not using a kit, keep the chocolate bowl over the cooling pot, to prevent melting.
Make sure it doesn't burn. , Cookies, bread, Rice Krispie treats, marshmallows, pretzels, and fruit are all good choices. , Add sprinkles, coconut, or chopped/slivered nuts before the chocolate cools, if desired.,
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