Chocolate Rum Fondue Recipes

CHOCOLATE RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch Bundt pan. Place chopped nuts in the bottom of the Bundt pan.
• With an electric mixer beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, 1/2 cup of the water, and 1/2 cup of the rum on high speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan over the top of the chopped nuts.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes.
• To Make Rum Glaze: In a saucepan combine the butter or margarine, sugar, 1/4 cup of the rum, and 1/4 cup of the water. Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Pour immediately over still warm cake.

DRUNKEN CHOCOLATE-BERRY FONDUE

Steps:

• Home Preparation: In a blender, puree 10 ounces fresh or frozen mixed berries with as little water as necessary to liquefy. In a food dehydrator, dehydrate puree until crispy. (Or buy predried berries). Combine dried berries, chocolate chips, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and cayenne in an airtight bag or container.
• Campsite Preparation: Boil 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cups water (use 2 1/2 cups water if you will be reconstiting dried fruit for dipping, otherwise use 1 1/2 cups). Remove 1 cup water from pot. Add dry berry-cocoa mixture to remaining 1 1/2 cups water. Stir. Cover. Let stand 5 minutes off heat. Meanwhile, if using dried fruit for dipping, pour 1 cup reserved water over dried fruit and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl. Cover. Let stand until fruit is reconstituted.
• Bring berry mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to lowest possible setting. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat, carefully pour in rum. Return to heat, tilting pot into flame to ignite fondue. Stir. Serve in individual cups or from the communal pot with your choice of dippers.

CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• Arrange all of the fondue elements on a platter.
• Serve Enriched Chocolate Sauce warm with the fondue elements.
• In a medium saucepan over low heat, bring the cream, sugar, cinnamon and butter to a rolling boil. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and stir until the chocolate melts. Add the rum and stir in the orange zest before serving.

CARAMEL CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, melt caramels with cream over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from the heat. Stir in extract. , Keep warm. Dip cake and fruit into fondue, then into nut topping.

COLORADO MEL'S CARAMEL RUM FONDUE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into your electric fondue pot.
• Turn heat on to medium setting.
• Stir frequently until completely melted and smooth.
• Turn down to low and just keep warm.
• OR.
• Cook all ingredients together in microwave or on stove top until completely melted and smooth.
• Add to any type fondue pot and keep heated for duration of the party.

CHOCOLATE AND COCONUT CREAM FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine sweetened cream of coconut and 12 ounces chocolate in heavy large saucepan. Stir mixture over very low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Stir in whipping cream and extract. (Fondue can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover; store at room temperature. Stir over low heat to rewarm before serving.)
• Transfer mixture to fondue pot. Place over candle or canned heat burner. Serve with fruit for dipping.

CHOCOLATE WHISKY FONDUE

Steps:

• Place sugar and water in a small non-aluminum saucepan.
• Cook over low heat until mixture simmers, cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, uncover and cool to lukewarm.
• Melt semisweet and unsweetened chocolates with butter and cream.
• Slowly blend cooled sugar syrup into chocolate mixture using whisk, reserve at room temperature until ready to serve.
• to serve, reheat chocolate mixture in double boiler over hot water just until hot.
• Stir Scotch into chocolate mixture.
• Transfer mixture to warm fondue pot or serving dish.
• Serve with cake cubes and fruit, as desired, for dipping (fondue will thicken as it cools).