chocolate fondue fun

sadly our french correspondent has finished working with us but hopefully guillemette will continue to send us recipes, experiments and records of her chocoholic frolics.

when her mum and sisters came to visit they generously brought us a gift of a chocolate fondue set. a very, very popular gift and a real multi lingual icebreaker. we immediately set about raiding the fridge and cupboards for delights that we could chocolatify.
the chocolate fondue has a ceramic bowl suspended over a small nightlight, little plates for you to store your dipping treats on and a set of lethal looking fondue forks to jab into your quarry to dunk it in the melted chocolate.

the fondue was given a terrifying and hilarious twist by the fruchaud family’s tradition of having to sing a song if the dipping article falls off the fork into the chocolate. given my singing voice this added a certain tension to the event. it also quickly meant that we abandoned the forks and just got our hands in!

it is far more sensible to melt the chocolate in a pan or microwave as the night light candle is only designed to keep the chocolate mixture warm.

chocolate mixture
(how much you need will very much depend on the size of your fondue)
3 parts chocolate (dark really is best for this)
2 parts double cream
a dash of alcohol if you fancy it and the kids are in bed…

melt the cream and chocolate together til they form a smooth mix. transfer to the fondue bowl and light the candle to keep it warm. stir occasionally to ensure the chocolate at the bottom of the bowl doesn’t overheat.

stuff for dipping
whatever you fancy or can find
we used -
strawberries
raspberries
banana
marshmallows
brioche