Easy Chocolate Fondue Recipe with Fresh Fruit

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. This recipe appears in: Compotes & Fondue 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