Chocolate Fondue Platter with Dippers
Chocolate fondue with dippers is a fun and delicious dessert for a party. You can serve it for a crowd or for a romantic date night for two. It’s easy to make, it’s interactive, and there are so many choices for dipping!
Easy Chocolate Fondue
One of my favorite ways to entertain is to provide large food platters with lots of options. With the popularity of food boards, I’ve created a beautiful and bountiful dessert platter.
This chocolate fondue recipe is simple to make with just 3 ingredients: chocolate chips, whipping cream and caramels. Of course the more dippers you put out, the more people you can serve!
Why You’ll Love It
Turning a party cheese board into a meal can satisfy many cravings, and so can a brunch cheese board. Serving dessert is no different!
- Make fondue at home for a themed dinner party with friends of a supper club.
- Make a desert board for ladies night in or for a bridal shower.
- It’s a fantastic option for a Valentine’s day dinner for two.
- Add it to your list of holiday girls night in party ideas.
- Include it on the dessert table of a cocktail party.
Party Tips
- Offer two types of fondue. One chocolate and one cheesecake fondue for variety.
- Use a fondue pot or a mini crock pot to keep the fondue warm.
- Place everything on a large tray or platter, on a sturdy base.
- You’ll need forks to help you dip some items, like marshmallows and fruit.
- Include a variety of cookies, pastries, fruit, and salty dippers.
- Add these heart shaped Valentine rice krispie treats for a fun twist.
- Serve Rosé sparkling wine or champagne.
Best Dippers
Let your imagination run wild as you pick and choose your favorite dippers to include on the fondue platter. Here’s a great list.
Cookies
- Graham Crackers
- Vanilla Wafers
- Stroopwafels
- Chocolate Chip cookies
- Biscotti
- Oreo’s
- Crispy Wafer cookies
- Gingersnaps
Cakes
- Pound Cake
- Angel Food Cake
Salty
- Pretzels (rods work well)
- Pretzel Crisps
- Ruffled Potato Chips
Fruit
- Strawberries
- Banana slices
- Apple slices (granny smith work well)
- Mandarin orange slices
- Pineapple chunks
- Cherries
- Dried fruit (apricots, papaya, mango)
Other
- Marshmallows
- Donut Holes
- Brownie bites
- Rice Krispies treats
Date Night Dessert
Create a romantic date at home for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and beyond. This is the perfect spread for cozying up by the fire, or in front of the tv for a romantic movie night. Turn up the romance with flowers and a book of poetry or love poems
Make an entire night of it by starting the evening with cheese fondue for two as the main course.
More Dessert Platter Ideas
Here are some more ideas for dessert boards for a party.
- Make a chocolate & cheese dessert board for a chic French twist on dessert.
- Serve a gorgeous chocolate charcuterie board.
- This hot chocolate dessert board is complete decadence.
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Dessert Fondue with Dippers
Create a dessert fondue party platter for a crowd or for a date night at home. Serve an array of delicious dipping items and chocolate-caramel fondue.
Ingredients
Chocolate-Caramel Fondue
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 13 caramels
Dippers
- chocolate cookies
- pound cake or angel food cake
- strawberries
- sliced bananas
- graham crackers
- biscotti
- marshmallows
- doughnut holes
- pretzel rods
Instructions
- In a small saucepan or fondue pot, heat chocolate chips, cream and caramels over low heat.
- Stir until chocolate and caramels are melted, about 3-5 minutes.
- Keep fondue warm using a fondue pot or mini crock pot.
- Corral dipping items into groups on a large tray, cheese board, or in bowls.
- Dip cookies, pastries, and fruit into fondue using dipping forks for small items.
Notes
The dessert fondue will stay warm for a little while without being in a heating pot. You can serve small amounts in bowls like I did here, and replenish with warm fondue that you keep heated on the stove or crock.
what a fun and great way to share the way you all care about each other.
Thanks Angie. It’s always fun to do something out of the ordinary 🙂