1/3 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
10 to 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp Watkins Original Double Strength Vanilla
1 tsp Watkins Orange Extract (on sale this month)
Dippers
~ Fresh fruits - bananas, strawberries, grapes, tangerines, kiwi, pears, apples, raspberries. Fresh fruit should be ripe but still firm enough to not dissolve while dipping
~ Dried fruit - apricots, dates, fig
~ Cakes or cookies - Bite sized cubes of angel food cake, pound cake, lady fingers or biscotti
~ Nut Breads - Nut breads can be served toasted or fresh. Cut into bite sized pieces. Use date nut bread, cinnamon bread, pumpkin bread, banana bread, or zucchini bread
~ Marshmallows, pretzels
Heat cream, chocolate chips, and orange zest in heavy medium saucepan or electric fondue pot on low heat. Whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla and orange extracts. If heating in saucepan transfer to fondue pot and keep warm over candle or canned heat burner.
Serve with dippers using fondue forks or skewers.
Variation
Replace Orange extract with other Watkins extracts - Banana, Mango, Peach, Pineapple, Raspberry, Strawberry, (fruit extracts on sale this month) Almond, Caramel, Peanut Butter, Peppermint, Coconut
