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Chocolate Fondue

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chocolate fondue with fruits assortment

Chocolate contains at least a few ingredients responsible for its sensual properties, but the most important of them is PEA, i.e. phenylethylamine. PEA is a hormone with an effect comparable to the highly addictive amphetamine, which is responsible for excitement and desire. His tasks include stimulating the secretion of happiness hormones -  endorphins, as well as enhancing the action of dopamine responsible for the sensation of pleasure in sex. That is why some researchers suggest   her  action  as  an aphrodisiac  ( 1.  ) Chocolate affects the production of happiness hormones, thanks to which it has anti-depressant properties.  Additionally, because of  the content of psychoactive substances, chocolate has a stimulating effect. Love  action  chocolates have varieties containing  a large dose of cocoa liquor, because it is there that all the above-mentioned ingredients are hidden.  It has the most precious values  in dark and dessert varieties of chocolate, the main element of which is cocoa mass. In the case of desserts, it is about a half of the plate, while in bitter, its content reaches up to 90 percent. Chocolate with such a low sugar content may not necessarily be a romantic snack, but if you get wet in dark chocolate  sweet fruit that you like, the dessert will be tasty and the effect is guaranteed. You can also combine bitter  milk chocolate  so it will be sweeter.  

A good one  Chocolate fondue can be an idea for a Valentine's Day dessert. You can use your favorite seasonal fruit or for this  strawberries -  if in mid-February  you will find them tasty and sweet.

If you have a fondue set - great, use it for chocolate.  If you don't have one, don't worry. You can dissolved  pour the chocolate into one or  two  the cups in which  you will dip the fruit. You can also dip your favorite fruit in chocolate and  leave the brown glaze to cool and serve, half covered with solidified chocolate. Choose the best option for you.   

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CHOCOLATE  FONDUE  

 

INGREDIENTS:

Chocolate sauce:

  • 200 g of dark chocolate,

  • 300 g  milk  chocolate,

  • 1 cup (approx . 200 ml)) sweet cream 30%,

  • fruit at discretion:

    • bananas

    • strawberries,

    • grapes  

    • fresh pineapple,

    • kiwi,

    • tangerines,

optional:

  • 2 tablespoons of rum.  

  • pistachio nuts, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts - according to your preferences.

 

A METHOD OF PREPARING:

  1. Pour in the cream  into the pot.

  2. Add  crushed bitter and milk chocolate and  heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.

  3. Wash strawberries and grapes  and dry  on a paper towel. Kiwi and  peel the bananas  from the peel and cut into rings.  Peel the pineapple  with the peel and cut  into a cube of approx. 2 x 2 cm.

  4. You can put the fruit on a plate so that everyone can fill it with a fondue fork and immerse it in the fondue dish.  or place a bowl of melted chocolate next to the fruit for each. You can also prepare the fruit in advance,  which you will dip in the chocolate and leave the brown glaze to set.  

  5. Sprinkle pistachio nuts, hazelnuts and grains separately onto the baking tray and  put in an oven preheated to 180 degrees C,  to roast them and  blush  thanks to this they will  crunchy  (you can also do roasting in a dry frying pan). After  being pulled out  cool down from the oven and each of the ingredients separately  mix it in a mortar or with a sharp knife on a board.   

  6. Pour the melted chocolate into the fondue dish / cups.

  7. Pour crushed grains, pistachios and hazelnuts into smaller bowls.

  8. First, dip the fruit in chocolate and then in the sprinkles. 

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