from Martin's notebook · Desserts
Chocolate Orange Fondue
It’s earth hour again this weekend, that one hour of the year when we all sit around in the dark to show that we care. To help pass the time and as candles will be the order of the day, this year we’ve decided to pull out the dessert fondue set have a chocolate orange fondue to mark the occasion.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Makes
- Serves 2
Jump to the methodAdded September 2011
You'll need
- 150g dark chocolate buttons
- 100ml cream
- 30ml orange liqueur
- 1 apple
- 1 orange
- 6 strawberries
- 6 marshmallows
Method
Prepare the orange, first peel it and then slice it up into bite sized pieces.
Repeat this process with the apple.
Prepare the apple 
Heat the cream and orange liqueur Prepare the fondue mixture.
Add the cream and orange liqueur to a saucepan and put it on a low to medium heat stirring from time to time.
While the cream is heating, melt the chocolate.
More details on the methods used to do this can be found on our How to Melt Chocolate Page.
Melt the Chocolate 
Add cream to the chocolate As the cream approaches the boiling point, remove it from the heat and pour it into the melted chocolate.
You need to stir the chocolate mixture as you slowly pour in the cream.
Transfer the chocolate orange fondue mixture to the fondue dish and set it above the candle in the base.
Light the candle and arrange the apple, orange, strawberries and marshmallows nicely around the base.
