Chocolate-Peanut Butter Fondue

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Swirls of classic chocolate fondue mixed with peanut butter make the perfect dipping sauce for fruit slices, cake cubes, and more.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Fondue
Photo: Scott Little
Total Time:
15 mins
Servings:
5
Yield:
about 1 1/4 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 11.5 ounce package milk chocolate pieces

  • ¼ cup milk

  • 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter

  • Milk

  • Dippers: Star fruit (carambola) slices, kumquats, orange sections, whole strawberries, pear slices, banana slices, and/or apple chunks; angel cake or pound cake cubes; assorted cookies; marshmallows

Directions

  1. In a heavy small saucepan (or the top of a double boiler placed over gently simmering water), combine chocolate pieces and the 1/4 cup milk. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in peanut butter. Cook and stir until heated through. Stir in additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.

  2. Pour mixture into a fondue pot; keep warm over a fondue burner. Serve with dippers. (Fondue will thicken as it stands. Stir in additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.)

Chocolate SMores Fondue:

Prepare as directed in step 1, except omit peanut butter. Pour mixture into a fondue pot; keep warm over a fondue burner. Add 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme to the center; do not stir. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon rum into fondue pot. Ignite rum by touching lighted match to edge of pot. (Cooking or flambéing with an open flame should be done with great care. It will take about 11/2 minutes for the flame to burn down.) After the flame burns down, carefully swirl the mixture. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon graham cracker crumbs over the top; do not stir.

Flaming Caramel-Pecan Fondue:

Prepare as directed in step 1, except omit peanut butter. Stir in 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping. Cook and stir until heated through. Pour mixture into a fondue pot; keep warm over a fondue burner. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon rum into fondue pot. Ignite rum by touching lighted match to edge of pot. (Cooking or flambéing with an open flame should be done with great care. It will take about 11/2 minutes for the flame to burn down.) After the flame burns down, sprinkle 1 tablespoon finely chopped pecans over the top; do not stir.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

374 Calories
21g Fat
40g Carbs
6g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 5
Calories 374
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 21g 27%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 61mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 40g 15%
Protein 6g

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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