Friday, January 9, 2009

Silky Chocolate Fondue


This is an easy and delicious recipe to make!

Silky Chocolate Fondue

6 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Assorted dippers such as strawberries, marshmallows, pound cake cubes or graham crackers

In small (2-qt.) saucepan, bring 1 inch of water to a simmer over low heat. In double boiler, combine chocolate, ice cream topping and cream; mix well. Set double boiler over simmering water in saucepan. Heat chocolate mixture 7-10 minutes or until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally. **It time is of the essence, you may microwave the chocolate, caramel, and whipping cream.**

Pour chocolate mixture into Simple Additions™ Small Bowl. Serve fondue immediately with assorted dippers. Yield: 1 1/3 cups (10 servings)

For additional flavor and variety, stir 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of any one of the following into fondue: almond, mint or vanilla extract, ground cinnamon or finely snipped orange zest. Pampered Chef

Sampling of our dippers: strawberries, Famous Amos cookies, and pirouettes. Not pictured: strawberries, bananas, and shortbread cookies.



Olive & Roasted Pepper Bruschetta

We made this at our NYE party, and it got rave reviews!

Olive & Roasted Pepper Bruschetta

1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
1/2 cup chopped pitted green olives
1/2 cup chopped rosted sweet red peppers
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. dried basil
16 slives French bread baguette (1/2 in. thick) toasted

In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Top each bread olive with 1 tbsp. olive mixture.