Strawberries and other fruit pair well with chocolate in a fountain.
Cascading chocolate good enough to dive into certainly makes a fondue fountain fun. If you think that's a great idea, consider what other culinary magic these machines can produce, such as ribbons of warm cheese, caramel sauce or whatever your imagination can produce. As they grow in popularity for home entertaining, fondue fountains have moved beyond their sweet beginning, although chocolate remains a top choice.
Chocolate
Once you have rented or bought a fondue fountain, your thoughts likely will move toward chocolate. Semisweet varieties taste best if the dippers are sweet, such as fruit or marshmallows, while sweeter milk chocolate goes best with more savory foods, such as salty pretzels, advises Chocoley, a source of chocolate-related items and information. Things that might fall apart in the chocolate rainfall, including cake, work better if you pour the warm chocolate over them instead of dipping them, the website adds.
Sweet Dippers
If you use a chocolate fountain, you need foods to dip into the chocolate or top with it. While the list is endless, Chocoley suggests some of the following dippers: marshmallows, cereal bars, pretzels, frozen pastries, cookies, sponge or angel food cake, many kinds of fruit, brownies, cheesecake, cream cheese, nuts, ice cream bars, popcorn, potato chips and doughnuts.
Cheese
Cheese can be turned into a fondue or sauce for a party fountain.
If you're not thinking dessert, you might want to put a cheese sauce into your fountain. Following the machine's directions, you should be able to use cheese in any good fondue fountain, notes the Great Party Recipes website. Ideas include nacho cheese and other cheese sauce recipes, according to ChocoFountain, a website about the use of fondue fountains.
Savory Dippers
Cheese sauce requires a different list of dipping ideas. ChocoFountain gets your imagination flowing with the following suggestions: small hot dogs, breads, bread sticks, meatballs, chicken, tiny tacos, potatoes cut into wedges, meats, vegetables and cubed cheese.
Other Ideas
If you follow the fountain's directions, your imagination can help you get a lot out of the machine, Great Party Recipes notes. The fountains normally can handle either hot or cold types of fondues. Beyond cheese and chocolate, try caramel sauce, dressings for salads, barbecue sauce and other sauces.
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