Chocolate Fondue Dippers

Chocolate fondue can be one of the ideal dessert options for any party. You may replace your traditional desserts like, cakes and pies with chocolate fondue, which can be equally delicious and enjoyable. It is a common misconception that serving chocolate fondue at home is very difficult. But, in fact, it is one of the simplest desserts that can impress your guests. However, due care must be taken in its preparation as well as presentation. If you want to serve chocolate fondue to your guests, you need fondue pots, with heating arrangements, forks and dippers.

What is Chocolate Fondue

In order to arrange a fondue party, you must have a basic understanding of the dish, the utensils needed for preparing it and the accessories required for serving fondue. Fondue can be defined as a dish, which is prepared in a special pot, which is kept over a small burner or heat source. The diners share the dish, which is consumed by dipping bits of food in the warm, melted, sauce-like preparation in the pot. Even though, there is no substantial evidence regarding the origin of fondue, it is believed that this dish originated during the sixteenth century in Switzerland. It is said that fondue was a peasant food, that was introduced as an easy way to use hard cheese and left over bread. However, the origin of modern-day fondue is said to happen in Switzerland during the eighteenth century. It is also claimed that the recipe appeared for the first time in a French recipe book in the mid twentieth century.

In short, fondue is a melted concoction, which is kept warm with the help of a heat source, so as to maintain its texture and consistency. It can be either savory or sweet and is consumed with a wide range of foods, that are meant for dipping in the melted concoction. Such foods are known as dippers and if you are planning for a chocolate fondue party, then, you have to arrange for enough chocolate fondue dippers, that are best suited for the melted chocolate. The melted concoction can be anything from simple melted chocolate chips or something complex like chocolate with cream, butter and sugar. However, the flavor of the dippers must gel with the melted concoction.

Chocolate Fondue Dipper Ideas

As mentioned above, you must know about the specific types of dippers, that go well with the various melted concoctions. In case of chocolate fondue, you have to provide dippers that gel well with chocolate. Arranging the different dippers must be done in a colorful and attractive way.

• The most common and traditional chocolate fondue dippers are cakes and strawberries. Make sure to get fresh and ripe strawberries and remove their green parts. Clean and dry them before serving. Cakes too should be easy to cut and the pieces must hold itself, even after dipping in melted chocolate.
• Fruits like kiwi, banana, blackberries, raspberries, oranges, grapes, melon, pear and pineapple, can be used as ideal chocolate fondue dippers. Use slices of firm and ripe bananas, half-inch thick slices of kiwifruit, wedges of peeled and seeded oranges and tangerines and large berries match well with chocolate.
• Other popular items are marshmallows, cookies, graham crackers, macaroons, cheesecake squares, granola bars and tea biscuits.
• Even dried fruits like apricots, cherries, figs, dates, prunes, persimmons and peaches, can be used as dippers in chocolate fondue.

You may also try some unconventional dippers like potato chips, lady fingers and cinnamon twists. You can use your imagination and come up with unique and fantastic chocolate fondue dippers for you next fondue party.