The Original Chocolate Fondue
Recipe from
Midwest Living
Milk chocolate, milk, and peanut butter make a simple sauce that's great to serve for dessert or as a sweet appetizer with fresh fruit or cake cubes.

Servings:
5 (1/4-cup) servings
Total Time:
15 mins
Ingredients
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1 11-1/2-ounce packagemilk chocolate piecessee savings

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1/4 cupmilksee savings

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1 tablespooncrunchy peanut buttersee savings

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Milksee savings

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Assorted fruits (such as star fruit or carambola slices, orange sections, whole strawberries, pear slices, banana slices, apple slices)see savings

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Angel-food cake or pound cake cubessee savings

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Marshmallowssee savings

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Directions
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In the top of a double boiler placed over gently simmering water, or in heavy small saucepan, combine the chocolate pieces and 1/4 cup milk. Heat, stirring constantly, over low heat until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in the peanut butter. Cook and stir until heated through. Stir in additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.
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Pour mixture into a fondue pot; place over fondue burner set on low. With fondue forks or long skewers, dip fruit dippers, cake cubes and/or marshmallows into chocolate mixture. (Will hold up to 1 hour on low. If mixture gets too thick, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time.) Makes 5 (1/4-cup) servings.
Chocolate S'Mores Fondue
Prepare as above except omit peanut butter. Pour mixture into a fondue pot; place over fondue burner set on low. Add 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme to the center. Do not stir. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon rum into fondue pot. Ignite liquor by touching lighted match to edge of pot. (Cooking or flambeing with an open flame should be done with great care and adult supervision. It will take about 1-1/2 minutes for the flame to burn down.) Carefully swirl the mixture after flame has subsided. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon graham cracker crumbs over the top. Do not stir. With fondue forks or long skewers, dip fruit dippers, cake cubes and/or marshmallows into mixture.
Flaming Turtle Fondue
Prepare as above except omit peanut butter. Stir in 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping. Cook and stir until heated through. Pour mixture into a fondue pot; place over fondue burner set on low. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon rum into fondue pot. Ignite liquor by touching lighted match to edge of pot. (Cooking or flambeing with an open flame should be done with great care and adult supervision. This will take about 1-1/2 minutes) After the flame burns down, sprinkle 1 tablespoon finely chopped pecans over the top. Do not stir. With fondue forks or long skewers, dip fruit dippers, cake cubes and/or marshmallows into mixture.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 374, Total Fat 22 g, Saturated Fat 12 g, Cholesterol 17 mg, Sodium 69 mg, Carbohydrate 38 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 8 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 13%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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