Chocolate Fondue

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 8 min

Yield: about 2 cups

Ingredients

• 8 ounces good dark chocolate, chopped (not below 60 percent cocoa, recommended: Valrhona)
• 8 ounces heavy cream, scalded
• 1 stick butter, room temperature
• Orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
• Marshmallows, strawberries, pound cake, dried apricot/mango/papaya, for serving

Directions

Completely melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Add the cream to a medium bowl and pour in the chocolate. Whisk the mixture very slowly creating a shiny, elastic emulsion.

Whisk in the butter, then add the liqueur, to taste, until well combined.

Pour the mixture into a fondue pot. Dip your choice of bites into the fondue using fondue forks and enjoy!

Notes
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.