Grand Marnier Chocolate Fondue Recipes

Steps:

• For serving: pound cake, doughnuts, long-stemmed strawberries, bananas or pretzels
• Chop the chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Add the cream, zest, coffee, and liqueur and stir constantly until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Transfer the mixture to a fondue pot and serve warm with pound cake, doughnuts, strawberries, bananas or pretzels.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan heat cream and Grand Marnier to a boil. Place chocolate in a fondue pot or top of a double broiler. Pour cream mixture over chocolate and heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Arrange fruits on a pretty platter, garnished with mint sprigs. Place pot of chocolate over a small candle or alcohol burner and adjust so heat is very low. Use long forks to dip fruits and sweets into chocolate.

Steps:

• Thoroughly wash and dry strawberries and apples. Cut apples and banana into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange all fruits and nuts on a plate. To make chocolate sauce, whisk together cocoa, sugar, and Splenda in a medium-sized bowl. Slowly pour in milk to make a paste. Mix together to remove lumps. Transfer to a medium-sized saucepan and bring to a low boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Transfer chocolate sauce to fondue pot. Place pot over candle or canned heat burner. Slide fruit pieces onto fondue fork or toothpick and dip into sauce. For nuts, spoon sauce onto a plate and dip nuts in sauce by hand.

Steps:

• Bring whipping cream and grated orange peel to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Add chopped chocolate and 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier; whisk until mixture is smooth. Remove fondue from heat and blend in remaining 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier.
• Transfer fondue to fondue pot. Place over candle or canned heat burner. Serve with cake pieces and fruit for dipping.