How do I make chocolate sauce in a fondue pot?

Question

I am pretty sure that I have to add something but no sure what it is.

Answer 1

Chocolate Fondue Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
Show: 30 Minute Meals
Episode: Triple Dip

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, reserve 1/4 cup to thin if fondue begins to thicken
4 bittersweet chocolate bars, chopped, 3 1/2 ounces each
2 tablespoons Frangelico or Amaretto liqueur, optional
1/4 cup finely chopped hazelnuts or almonds, optional
Suggested Dippables, choose 3 or 4 selections of the following:
Hazelnut or almond biscotti
Salted pretzel sticks
Cubed pound cake
Sliced bananas
Stem strawberries
Sectioned navel oranges
Ripe fresh diced pineapple


Heat 1/2 cup cream in a heavy non-reactive saucepot over moderate heat until cream comes to a low boil. Remove the pan from the heat and add chocolate. Let the chocolate stand in hot cream 3 to 5 minutes to soften, then whisk chocolate together with the cream. Stir in liqueur and/or chopped nuts and transfer the fondue to a fondue pot or set the mixing bowl on a rack above a small lit candle. If fondue becomes too thick, stir in reserved cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, to desired consistency. Arrange your favorite dippables in piles on a platter along side chocolate fondue with fondue forks, bamboo skewers or seafood forks, as utensils, for dipping.

Answer 2

I melt cream and chocolate on the stove, then transfer to the fondue dish to stay warm. I really like a bit of grand marnier:

1/3 cup whipping cream
8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 tablespoons Grand Marnier (or other orange liqueur)

Bring whipping cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low and add chopped chocolate and 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier; whisk until smooth. Remove from heat and blend in remaining 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier.

You can also add orange zest in with the simmering cream (although I don't). Enjoy!

Answer 3

Joan R. has the answer, I love R.Ray.