Classic Chocolate Fondue

from Fondue and Hot Dips by Joanna White

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Fondue

• 1  cup  whipping cream
• 2 2⁄3 cups  finely chopped  semisweet chocolate
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2  tablespoons  liqueur (dark rum, Amaretto, Frangelico, Grand Marnier or Dark Rum)

• To Dip

• 2  chopped pears
• 2  cups bananas
• 2  pints strawberries
• 400  g  angel food cake

Directions

1. Prep fruit and cake.
2. In a sauce pan, slowly heat whipping cream until bubbles form around the edges.
3. Remove pan from heat; whisk in chopped chocolate until mixture is smooth.
4. Stir in vanilla and, if desired, add liqueur.
5. Transfer mixture to a fondue pot and keep warm over low heat.