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Chocolate Fondue with Fresh Fruit
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
Chocolate Fondue with Fresh Fruit
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
3
tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1
cup heavy cream, divided
4
ounces (1/2 cup) cream cheese, cut in chunks
3
tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sucralose-based sugar substitute
1/2
teaspoon vanilla
24
green or red seedless grapes
12
small to medium strawberries, halved, or 6 large strawberries, quartered
Preparation:
1.
Combine cocoa and 1/2 cup cream in small saucepan or fondue pot over low heat; whisk to mix completely. When cocoa mixture is hot and thick, add remaining cream and cream cheese. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and thick. Add sucralose and vanilla; stir to mix.
2.
Keep fondue warm over very low heat. Arrange strawberries and grapes on a plate. Use wooden skewers or fondue forks for dipping.
Tip:
Substitute fruit in season for the grapes and strawberries.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 6 pieces fruit with 3 tablespoons fondue | |
| Sodium | 55 mg |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 57 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Total Fat | 16 g |
| Calories from Fat | 80 % |
| Calories | 177 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 3 |
| Fruit | 0.5 |
This recipe appears in: Compotes & Fondue
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Publications International, Ltd., the Editors of. "Chocolate Fondue with Fresh Fruit." 31 August 2006. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/chocolate-fondue-with-fresh-fruit-recipe.htm> 16 May 2008.
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