Homemade Chocolate Fondue Recipe | Easy Chocolate Dessert! (2024)

Quick and easy chocolate fondue made with 4 ingredients. You don’t even need a fondue pot to make it! Perfect as a dip for berries, cookies, and more.

Chocolate fondue is super simple to make (and you don’t even need a fondue pot to serve it in really, though you sure can if you have one). And there is an endless variety of things you can dip in this fondue; you can even use things you already have on hand.

This would be such a fun dessert to make for a party, a family night, or to celebrate something special like Valentine’s Day. Or, add an appetizer like a simple hummus platter and throw some chicken tenders in the air fryer – and you have a fun meal of snacks!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Chocolate fondue is easy to make at home. It only takes four ingredients plus things to dip and 10 minutes.
• The variety of dipping options is endless, from fruits to cookies to pretzels. You can customize it to your tastes.
• This fondue can be enjoyed with or without a fondue pot.
• It makes a big batch so it’s great for sharing.

Recipe Ingredients

• Cream: You can use either heavy cream or whipping cream in this recipe.
• Chocolate chips: Go with a high-quality chocolate chips or bar for the best results.
• Vanilla
• Peanut butter: Make sure it’s creamy
• Things for dipping: You can dip anything sweet or savory in this chocolate fondue, including strawberries, pretzels, pound cake, graham crackers, etc.

Tips and Tricks for Making Chocolate Fondue:

• You don’t notice the peanut butter in the chocolate when you add just 2 tablespoons. It adds a nice texture and depth of flavor, though. If you want a hint of peanut butter with your chocolate add the full 4 tablespoons.
• If you don’t have a fondue pot: you can simply pour the chocolate fondue in a bowl and use large wooden skewers (like you would make grilled kabobs with) to dip with. The chocolate fondue will stay warm and dip-able without a fondue pot for about 40 minutes.
• If you like a semi-sweet fondue, use semi-sweet chocolate chips. If you like a sweeter chocolate fondue, use milk chocolate chips.
• Good quality chocolate chips make a big difference when it comes to the end product. I like Ghirardelli chips for this recipe. Cheap chocolate doesn’t melt well and and can have a funny taste when heated.
• If I ever buy a fondue pot, I’m getting this enameled cast iron one. How gorgeous is that?
• When I served this to a crowd, I pre-filled 2 ounce serving cups for the kids with chocolate so it was easy for them to grab and go. After the kids filled up their plates, we took the whole board to the table and the adults just sat around munching and talking.

What do you serve with chocolate fondue?

• strawberries
• blueberries
• raspberries
• blackberries
• banana slices
• apple slices
• vanilla wafers
• frozen cheesecake chunks
• gummy bears
• pound cake
• angel food cake
• marshmallows
• pretzels
• graham crackers
• anything else that you think tastes good with chocolate!

Love chocolate fondue? You’ll also love these great chocolate Valentine’s recipes:

• Chocolate Stuffed Eclairs
• Chocolate Mousse
• Chocolate Covered Banana Hearts
• Super Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies (Makes 6 Cookies!)(perfect for when you want a treat to share with your significant other after the kids are in bed!)
• Small Batch Double Chocolate Brownies

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