desserts

Milk Chocolate Fondue

2/3 cup half-and-half
12 ounces milk chocolate or 1 package (11 1/2 ounces) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur, kirsch, brandy or half-and-half
Dippers (below) or pound cake, if desired

Heat half-and-half and milk chocolate in heavy 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; remove from heat. Stir in liqueur. Pour into fondue pot or chafing dish.

Spear Dippers or pound cake cubes with fondue forks; dip into fondue. (If fondue becomes too thick, stir in a small amount of half-and-half.)

Dippers:
Dried apricots
Marshmallows
Pound cake cubes
Strawberries

Note: If dark chocolate is more to your liking, substitute semisweet chocolate chips or sweet baking chocolate for the milk chocolate in this recipe. Cubes of pound cake, marshmallows or strawberries make delicious dunkers for this rich fondue.

Makes 8 servings

This recipe displayed with permission from General Mills, Inc.