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Chocolate Fondue
That
Chocolate held holy status among the ancient inhabitants
of Central America and Mexico, hardly comes as a big surprise
to the choco-holics among us! Here's a recipe for your own
divine revelation--a rich, creamy, decadently Chocolate Fondue
Experience that's an easy to make, perfectly romantic recipe
for a dessert encounter to remember.
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Sift the cocoa into mixing bowl and set aside. Place the water,
sugar, and corn syrup into a pot and bring to a boil.
Allow
to simmer for 10-15 minutes (sugar solution should reduce
by about 30%)
Pour
the cocoa powder into the solution and whisk until powder
is completely blended and the mixture is smooth.
Return
the chocolate mixture to the stove (keep on medium heat).
Add heavy cream or soy creamer, bring to boil and simmer
for an additional five minutes.
Remove
from heat. Stir in chopped chocolate. Take a taste (You know
you're dying to!!!) Pour into fondue pot to keep
warm. Arrange bread and fruit on an attractive platter. Serve.
Trudeau
Round Fondue Plates
Set of 4
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Ingredients
1 cups cocoa powder, sifted (see note below)
1 1/4 cups spring water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar or Sucanat
1/4 c. corn syrup or brown rice syrup (see note)
1/2 c. plus 5 tbsp. heavy cream or Silk Soy Creamer
5 oz. premium semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (see note)
french baguettes (cut into bite sized pieces) or dessert crepes
fruit (strawberries are my favorite),
cut into bite sized pieces
Makes
approx.
6 servings.
What
you cook is only as good as its ingredients, so what kind
of cocoa & chocolate you use matters! I recommend you
using organic or premium brands like Valrohna or ScharffenBerger),
available at Whole Foods-like places or via mail order
(Amazon) below:
5
lbs. Dagoba Organic Cacao
1
lb. Frontier Organic Cacao
8.8 oz Valhrona Cocoa Powder
6
oz. Scharffen-Berger Cocoa
Powder
Scharffen
Berger Home Chef Bars (62% cacao, premium semi-sweet chocolate)
Lundberg
Brown Rice Syrup
Sucanat
Silk Soy Creamer Vanilla-
or Hazelnut
(Kosher & Organic)
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Sucanat is
basically dehydrated sugar cane with little to no processing,
making it an excellent source of iron, calcium, vitamin
B6, potassium and chromium, which helps balance blood sugar. Malitol is
a bit more expensive, but is a little less sweet than actual
sugar. What's nice about Sucanat is you can use in a 1:1
ratio wherever you'd use sugar. It's the same kind of reason
why the brown rice syrup is better for you than the corn
syrup you can read
about it here.) You can get more info
about using nutritious, natural sweetener substitutes here.
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