December 30, 2015

Chocolate & Liqueur Laced Fondue

We’re finishing up the year with a fun and festive classic reinvention of Swiss fondue, using chocolate and liqueur. I’m back at home with my parents this New Year’s Eve and being a child of the ’70’s I managed to dig out and dust off my mum’s original fondue set complete with colored skewers.

As I was poking around in the pantry collecting ingredients for the recipe, I discovered a bottle of Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract, our zen favorite, which travelled the same 4000 miles as us to get here.

Since this is a slow cooking blog we adapted a chocolate fondue recipe and it’s a home run for a small New Year’s Eve party at home.

For the adult version spike it with your favorite liqueur which will give it a warm kick and a silky texture.

This is *not* a dessert pretending to be healthy but it goes a long way, especially if you’re dipping fruit!

Wishing all of our followers a happy and peaceful 2016.

Meg & Jane

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour on LOW

Servings: 12

Ingredients

16 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch kosher salt
2 tbsp liqueur of your choice – bourbon, orange, coffee or hazelnut (optional)
Dippers like pretzels, strawberries or waffles

Put the chocolate, cream, milk, vanilla and salt in a heatproof glass bowl that fits completely inside your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 1 hour.