Dark Chocolate Slow Cooker Fondue with Blood Orange Agrumato & Aged Balsamic

Is there a more appropriate dessert to serve when hanging out with friends and family over the holidays than a Chocolate Fondue? Not in my house, and I will admit that I serve this to my friends year-round. Not only does it give you something to "do" while you are chatting after a meal, but it's also very easy and customizable for each person.

Ingredient Spotlight. Our Blood Orange Infused Olive Oil melts into the warm chocolate with a bright, fragrant citrus lift, and a spoonful of Tangerine Dark Balsamic whisked in at the end cuts the richness with a jammy, agrodolce tang.

Ingredients

• 1 pound dark chocolate chips or whole bars chopped coarsely
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 Tbs. North Conway Olive Oil Company Blood Orange Infused Olive Oil
• 1 Tbs. Fresh Orange Zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons North Conway Olive Oil Company Tangerine Dark Balsamic or Traditional, Vanilla, Cherry, etc...
• Cookies, Fruit, marshmallows or pound cake, for serving

Instructions

1. Special equipment: 6-quart slow cooker
2. Heat a 6-quart slow cooker with insert on high until hot.
3. Combine the chocolate, cream, milk, vanilla and salt and olive oil in the hot insert.
4. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, then whisk the ingredients together and set on low.
5. Whisk in the balsamic just before serving.
6. Serve with cookies, pretzels, cut up fruit, marshmallows or pound cake.

Chef's Notes

• Whisk the balsamic in right at the end, off the heat. Adding it late keeps its bright, fruity acidity from cooking off and gives the chocolate a glossy sheen.
• Keep the fondue on the slow cooker's low setting while you serve so it stays smooth and dippable without scorching.

Make It Yours

• The balsamic is where you play. Swap the Tangerine for our Black Cherry Dark Balsamic or Traditional Dark Balsamic for a different finishing note.
• Set out a range of dippers, from strawberries and banana to pretzels and pound cake, so everyone can build their own.

Allergens: Contains dairy (cream, milk). Chocolate may contain milk and soy; gluten-containing dippers such as cookies and pound cake add wheat.

Shop for Blood Orange Agrumato Olive Oil and shop for Tangerine Dark Balsamic Vinegar at the shop.