How to Make a Chocolate Fondue

We all love chocolate, especially in snacks and desserts. What if you surprise your guests with a chocolate-based dish made by yourself? Boast about it while they taste the flavor and texture. This recipe will be ready in a few minutes so that it won’t divert your attention from the main dish.

In this article, you will learn the step-by-step instructions on how to make a chocolate fondue that will become the start of the party. We will make it easy for you and introduce a few variations at the end.

How to make a chocolate fondue, step by step

Chocolate fondue is not complicated if you have the right ingredients. The most important is semisweet chocolate, but you can try different variations and brands until you find the appropriate flavor. As you will see, it only takes a few minutes to have it ready.

Just follow this step-by-step, and you will have it ready for your guests:

Step 1: Heat and still milk and heavy cream

The base of chocolate fondue is a combination of milk and heavy cream. You can choose between whole milk or skim milk (1% or 2%). They have similar properties, but you might want to try whole milk if you want a more creamy texture because it has more fatty acids. When you choose the type of milk you prefer, take half a cup to a saucepan and stir with half a cup of heavy cream. When the ingredients start to boil, remove the saucepan from the heat and move to step 2.

Step 2: Add semisweet chocolate in pieces

Choosing the right chocolate for chocolate fondue is an art, and we’re giving you plenty of recommendations in the section below. Once you choose the best one for you and your guests, break it into pieces and take them to the saucepan directly while it is still boiling. If you need information about how long it takes to cook different products, you can visit this site – how-long-to-boil.com

Step 3: Mix until the chocolate blends with the milk and cream

The chocolate will start melting in the hot milk and heavy cream. Mix thoroughly to speed up the process and use the heat to create a thick chocolate blend. Make sure that no chocolate chunks are left in the saucepan before you proceed. If you notice that the combination is not mixing with chocolate, it is probably because it is not hot enough. In such a case, you might want to re-heat and repeat.

Step 4: Add some Kosher salt

After achieving a homogeneous blend of thick chocolate, you can add some Kosher salt to your taste. This will give a unique flavor to the recipe and distinguish your chocolate fondue from many others. After adding salt, mix once again and make sure that the blend is still hot. Otherwise, the salt may not blend correctly with the rest of the ingredients.

Step 5: Serve and enjoy

We recommend letting this blend rest for a while after adding Kosher salt. Waiting time can be around 10 minutes, just enough for the blend to become warm and not boiling hot. Then, it is time to serve. You can pour chocolate fondue into a dipping bowl and place it in the middle of a dish with crackers, marshmallows and strawberries all around.

What is the best chocolate for chocolate fondue

Now you know how to make a chocolate fondue, but, after a while, you will realize how different it tastes, depending on the type of chocolate you use. Which one is the best? Not all of them are equal when it comes to creating chocolate fondue. For example, chocolate chips won’t work – even after they melt – because they require a very hot temperature to stay fluid and harden very quickly.

So, if you want to buy high-quality chocolate for the best chocolate fondue, consider these recommendations:

• Make sure that you’re getting pure chocolate without unnecessary ingredients. If you look at the ingredient list, it should have three or four elements. More than five ingredients means that the chocolate is low-quality and inappropriate for chocolate fondue.
• Check the chocolate packaging and due date. It should be fresh chocolate with proper sealing. Otherwise, you might not achieve the right texture.
• Take a look at the chocolate bar – look for white spots, discolored areas and other signs that the chocolate was not melted properly. The best chocolate bar for fondue should look completely homogeneous.

To help you choose, the right chocolate bar, you could also consider this table:

	Bittersweet chocolate	Semisweet chocolate	Mixed chocolate
Contents	Usually includes 35% pure chocolate. It may have a very small amount of sugar	Usually includes 35% pure chocolate. It has more sugar and some cocoa butter	2/5 of bittersweet chocolate and 3/5 of semisweet chocolate
Pros	Useful for healthy and low-sugar recipes	Best for anyone who prefers a sweeter fondue	Tasty flavor with an intense sensation of chocolate
Cons	The taste is a little intense and might not be for everyone	More variation among brands and higher added sugar content	You might find it difficult to achieve the same taste for the next time