What can we do on Valentine's Day to have that little extra to enjoy the spirit of love?
So here we'll give you a culinary idea how you can spoil yourself and your loved ones.
Chocolate Fondue.
A bit messy sometimes, but a lot of fun and extremely yummy. Lots of calories though. But what … It's Valentine's Day.
What do you should know…
The better the quality chocolate bars, the better the taste. Chocolate chips do not work well for this. You can mix milk chocolate and bitter chocolate to you liking.
Make sure the fondue pot, and all dishes the chocolate might come in contact with, are absolutely dry and free of any water, since water will change the consistency of the chocolate and ruin the fondue.
Fresh fruit is fun: strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, bananas, apples – basically any fresh fruit you like and you can get hold of. You might want to cut fruit like banana in slice of approx. 0.5 inch. You may as well use dried fruit like apricots, etc.
Cookies or even white bread, if it is not too soft, also cut in approx. 0.5 in cubes can be served.
What do you need for 4 servings…
400 g chocolate semisweet chocolate (or bitter, if you like), chopped into small pieces
200 gmilk chocolate, chopped into small pieces
200 – 30 ml whole milk (depending on thickness preference, I use 1/2 cup)
1 and 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter (optional, if you prefer a more mellow chocolate flavor)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
500 g fruit
How you prepare the fondue …
Prepare all of the ingredients/treats you will be dipping in the fondue. The preparation of the fondue takes only very little time, so you want to have all the treats and skewers (if using) ready!
For the fondue, use a small bowl and combine the chocolate, 1/2 cup milk (or cream), and butter (if you want) and melt gently in a barely simmering water bath.
Stir until completely smooth.
Add more milk if desired. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and salt.
Serve the warm fondue immediately with whatever you've chosen to dip into it.
If the fondue gets too thick (or starts to harden), reheat in the bowl in barely simmering water until it's melted and smooth again.
Now sit down and enjoy!!
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