Name: Ghirardelli® Ultimate Chocolate Fondue
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups whole milk or heavy cream; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 6 ounces Ghirardelli 70% Cacao Extra Bittersweet Chocolate baking bar, broken or chopped into 1-inch pieces; 6 ounces Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate baking bar, broken or chopped into 1-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons chocolate liqueur (optional)

Ghirardelli® Ultimate Chocolate Fondue

"Bittersweet and milk chocolate and a hint of chocolate liqueur make this the ultimate chocolate fondue. Dip strawberries, large seedless orange sections, fresh pineapple chunks, pieces of cake, cookies, or any other food you might like to pair with chocolate."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients

Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Ghirardelli® Ultimate Chocolate Fondue

4 servings

Prep5 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups whole milk or heavy cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 ounces Ghirardelli 70% Cacao Extra Bittersweet Chocolate baking bar, broken or chopped into 1-inch pieces
6 ounces Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate baking bar, broken or chopped into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons chocolate liqueur (optional)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

469Calories

10 gProtein

34 gFat

30 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,020 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,128 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Vanilla + buttertop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,050 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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