Chocolate Fondue with Fresh Fruit

Source: Tallahassee Democrat

Ingredients

• 1 cup Whipping Cream
• 1 lb. Semi Sweet or Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped
• 1 Vanilla, Rum or Orange Flavored Liqueur, optional
• Assorted Fruits, see below

Method

Heat cream to boil in small saucepan. Reduce heat and stir in chocolate. Remove from heat. Transfer warm chocolate to fondue pot. Stir in optional liqueur.

Put prepared fruit on large serving platter. Dip.

Makes about 2½ cups fondue.

Fruit suggestions: 1 pint strawberries, hulled fresh pineapple, trimmed, cored cubed 2 seedless tangerines or clementines, peeled, sectioned 2 banana, peeled, sliced, tossed in lemon juice 1 small bunch seedless red or green grapes 1 cup dried apricots, optional