Chocolate Fondue: Thinking about Valentine’s Day

Posted: February 2008 in Food,Health,Items,Light Recipes
12
Tech tipsComputer Tricks

It’s almost Valentine’s Day and why don’t you prepare a delicious dessert for you and your love one that is High Fiber, Low Sodium and Low Cholesterol.

I found this Chocolate Fondue recipe at EatingWell , it’s very easy to make.

  • 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, choppedchocolate-fondue.JPG
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon brewed espresso (see Kitchen Tip)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 banana, peeled and cut into 8 pieces
  • 8 1-inch chunks fresh pineapple
  • 4 strawberries

1. Place chocolate, cream, espresso, vanilla and salt in a medium microwave-safe bowl; microwave on Medium, stirring every 20 seconds, until melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Pour the chocolate mixture into a serving bowl. Serve with fruit.

NUTRITION INFORMATION:
Per serving: 345 calories; 19 g fat (10 g sat, 2 g mono); 20 mg cholesterol; 54 g carbohydrate; 4 g protein; 7 g fiber; 81 mg sodium; 382 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Vitamin C (90% daily value).
3 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 2 fruit, 1 carbohydrate (other), 4 fat

TIP: Kitchen Tip: If you don’t have an espresso maker (or coffee makers), look for instant espresso powder at your supermarket.

MAKE AHEAD TIP: Equipment: Fondue forks or bamboo skewers


Related posts:

  1. Low Caloric Ice Creams
RSS Feed
By: Laura
Comments (10)

10 Comments

  1. I love chocolate! Sadly my boyfriend cannot stand anything sweet. Yeah, I know that is a little odd. But he is good for keeping me from eating too many.

    Comment by stained glass panels — February 12, 2008 @ 19:51

  2. Njami njami. So delisious. Wanna the Valentine day to be every day.

    Comment by Jojo — February 13, 2008 @ 12:20

  3. Great recipe, looks really tasty =P~
    I’m going to try it for sure.
    I do have one question though.
    I do not like espresso. Is it okay if I don’t use it for the Chocolate Fondue or if I use something else instead? Like cocoa or hot chocolate?

    Joey’s last blog post..General Motor Used Cars on Ebay

    Comment by Joey — February 13, 2008 @ 12:54

  4. Jojo – Valentine’s Day should be everyday…just like Christmas

    Comment by Laura — February 13, 2008 @ 22:56

  5. For sure Cocoa or hot chocolate won’t give the fondue the same taste as expresso but you can try it. Expresso is a little bitter and that will cut a little the chocolate sweetness. That’s the secret. Enjoy.

    Comment by Laura — February 13, 2008 @ 22:56

  6. stained glass panel…thanks for the URL you left here. It has wonderful products.

    Comment by Laura — February 17, 2008 @ 12:19

  7. I’m crazy about chocolade. It must be really tasty.

    Comment by sasha — February 18, 2008 @ 19:54

  8. Chocolate fondu, what not do do! I ruined our Valentine’s fondu by adding cold milk to hot chocolate. I wanted to dilute it a little. It instantly turned into a think and yummy play-do like substance! We could actually make fun shapes without getting messy fingers.

    Digi Scrapbook Freek’s last blog post..Add Quotes, Titles And Journaling To Your Scrapbook Pages

    Comment by Digi Scrapbook Freek — February 19, 2008 @ 16:32

  9. Thanks for letting me know that. I will never do it.

    Comment by Laura — February 20, 2008 @ 21:03

  10. I love chocolate. Thanks for the recipe.

    Comment by Recipe maker — February 22, 2008 @ 02:46

RSS feed for comments on this post.

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.