Ultimate Chocolate Fondue

Submitted by: Susan Hodge

Attributed to: Susan Hodge

Category: Puddings, Custards, Souffles, and Ice Cream

Description: This is a nice dessert companion to the Three Cheese fondue and is the dessert part of Hodge Family New Year's

Prep time: 5 minutes

Total time: 15 minutes

Servings: 6-8

Difficulty rating: 1

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups Whole milk or heavy cream  

1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons Unsalted butter  

6 ounces Ghirardelli 70% Cacao Extra Bittersweet Chocolate baking bar or chips, broken or chopped into 1-inch pieces

6 ounces Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate baking bar or chips, broken or chopped into 1-inch pieces

2 tablespoons Chocolate liqueur

Your choice of dippers. Our favorites include 

strawberries

pound cake

Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut holes

creme puffs

red apples

Pepperidge Farm Pirouette cookies

Special tools/utensils needed:

Directions: 

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the milk, vanilla, and butter. Heat over medium heat until the mixture just simmers. 

2. Remove from the heat and stir in the bittersweet and milk chocolates and chocolate liqueur until completely melted and smooth.

3. Serve over a heat source that will keep the fondue warm, but not hot.