Chocolate fondue takes 3 ingredients and 5 minutes to prepare. One cup of simmered heavy cream combined with a pinch of salt and 12 chopped ounces of your favorite chocolate go a long way toward wowing and warming up a room full of weary skiers. Add make-ahead homemade marshmallows, a few fresh berries, traditional tea cakes, a cocktail, and voila! Après ski party started!
SERVES 6–10
1 cup heavy cream
1 pinch salt
12 ounces high-quality fair-trade milk or dark chocolate, chopped
In a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan or double boiler over low-medium heat, combine cream, salt, and chocolate. Stir continuously until chocolate melts. Remove from heat and transfer to a warm fondue pot or other heavy-bottomed heat-resistant serving bowl. Place the bowl on a fondue rack (or use a tea warmer with 1 tea candle) to keep the chocolate warm and liquidy.
Serve with your choice of dippers: marshmallows, strawberries, cookies, graham crackers, puffed rice treats, cubes of poundcake, dried fruit, etc.
Leftovers can be stored in Mason jars in the fridge for a week and easily reheated in a microwave or back on the stovetop.
