Chocolate Fondue

Food & Drink, Events and Entertainment
1
Hi

Apologies if there has already been a thread on this but I can't seem to find it. Does anyone recommend a particular chocolate to make a fondue with? ie is Toblerone ok or Lindt etc. And do you need to heat it on the stove first or is it ok to go straight into the fondue pot to melt from there and is there anything else you need put in it or is it just pure chocolate?

Sorry, I'm a bit green on this issue and we have guests tomorrow night that I would like to trial it on .

Many thanks

Charlyb

2
Found this on my fav recipe website: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocola...ue/Detail.aspx

3
I use toblerone and heat it gently on the stove till melted, and then add cream and then transfer it onto the fondue heater.

I serve it with little biscuits , marshmallows and fruit

4
mmmhhhh !!! ... I am gonna melt away just from reading in here

5
I wouldn't use toblerone since it has little malt bits, and nuts. The fondue wouldn't be smooth as a result. I like Lindt, or Valrhona for a special treat.

Though I see smackerjack just said they use toblerone. I'll just have to try it and report back

6
Don't invite friends round - this tends to ruin the portion sizes somewhat...

7
Oh and I forgot to mention how messy it can be. I have ruined so many tablecloths - so now I put a paper one underneath a nice one.When it is time for chocolate fondue, I take the nice one off so when we have all made a mess with all that chocolate - we can do it on a paper one and just roll it up and bin it

8
What fruits will you have with it ?

9
If you live near Bern, Gysi choclate sells a fondue set with the choclate included for about 30 CHF (you can buy it in some Merkur stores I think, or direct from the factory shop in Bümpliz). They also sell the bags of fondue choclate seperate for about 10 CHF.

Look on p.14 of their catalog

http://gysi.netjump.ch/index.php?id=163

10
This all looks excellent, thanks very much

11
I would agree with the suggestions in the recipe mentioned by J.L-P that Strawberries, Orange slices and Melon are among the best. Using Mandarins,Tangerines or Satsumas is better than Oranges as they are easier to peel and keep as whole slices. Seedless is preferable.

12
Cadbury's Dairy Milk is the best - both in liquid or solid form... but I would say that as I used to work for them :-)

13
I'm also a fan of the Toblerone fondue, regardless of the tiny bits that might not melt with the chocolate. Don't let that put you off!

However, I normally go for a dark chocolate with cream, and perhaps a little Cointreau added (not always)

Favourite fruits for me include kiwi fruit (surprisingly good!) and pineapple. Banana is always a winner (perhaps something to do with the presence of banana leaves during the early fermenting stages of cocoa beans?), and strawberries are great, but overrated in my opinion.

For something with a major zing, try cranberries!