HOST AN AFTER-HOURS FONDUE celebration

What might be much better than molten chocolate, some close friends, as well as extremely bit cleanup? valuable few things, I tell you.

I stumbled upon this concept years back as well as decided it would be a fun time for at-home, once-baby-is-down-for-the-night socializing. I like to mix dark chocolate as well as heavy cream in my fondue pot up until I am satisfied with the consistency. then I begin dipping anything that looks tasty.

If you requirement more formal instructions, here’s a recipe from Cuisinart:

Ingredients

3/4 cup whole or reduced fat milk
1 3/4 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 pounds bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips (do not utilize blocks of chocolate”“ the additional cocoa butter in the chips creates a smoother fondue. Some varieties of the blocks of chocolate are as well delicate)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
pinch sea salt

Instructions

Put the milk as well as heavy cream in the fondue pot. set to setting 4.5 to bring the blend to a simmer, however not boiling. reduce the warm to setting 3.5 as well as gradually, utilizing a nonstick whisk, add the chocolate chips. When the chocolate is totally blended, stir in the vanilla as well as salt. reduce warm to setting 3.

Serve with biscotti, fresh or dried fruit, marshmallows, graham crackers, pretzels, angel food cake, brownies, etc.

We hold the other Rookie household for chocolate fondue as well as games often on new Years Eve. pick your preferred dip-ins as well as delegate those to your friends, potluck-style. I always like to tell Whitney’s husband, “bring organic marshmallows as well as a pineapple please” while I make a tasty dark chocolate soup.

Two fantastic fondue pots: The electric Cuisinart fondue maker can likewise melt cheese as well as boil hot oil for other type of fondue fun. The Wilton chocolate pro melter is fantastic for different candy-making fun. I have the very first one as well as am always happy when I bust it out when or twice a year.