Articles tagged #FONDUE
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#FONDUE

Introducing new vegan Topping Sauces that fountain!

Sephra USA is celebrating a sweet start to the year with the launch of its new plant-based topping sauces. Just in time for Veganuary, we have introduced an exciting range of new Vegan Topping Sauces which double up as fondue and will fountain! The team here at Sephra USA has been testing the products over the last six months to offer our customers a fun alternative to chocolate or cheese fondue.

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10 romantic dipping ideas for Valentine's Day

Nothing beats fondue for two on Valentine’s Day! Remember, it's the thought that counts, so why not set the scene and think outside the box? Let Sephra help you create sweet Valentine's Day memories with our romantic dipping ideas. But remember: It's adults only – some of them are boozy!

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Lotus Biscoff - will it fountain? Yes it will!

Lotus Biscoff... it's sweet and unique and really needs no introduction. No one can resist it, right? But there's one introduction we'd like to make – and that's to Sephra's new and improved range of topping sauces. Lotus Biscoff Topping Sauce is the latest addition to the range, which already includes more than 10 different flavors.

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Fondue Recipes using Caramel Fondue in Chocolate Fountains

Sephra’s newest offering is its liquid caramel which can be used to accent desserts or be the main attraction in your chocolate fountain. Caramel Fondue: The Easy Way! Sephra’s new liquid caramel is perfect for your chocolate fountain. You simply add the liquid caramel to your chocolate fountain, thin with water until the consistency is right, and enjoy! Sephra’s liquid caramel definitely doesn’t sacrifice taste for convenience. This liquid caramel tastes rich and buttery, just like it was cooked slowly over a hot stove. The liquid caramel comes in a re-sealable five-pound tub so you can use as little or as much as you need each time. Now that Sephra offers this easy solution to running warm, gooey caramel through your chocolate fountain, you can focus on choosing some fabulous dipping treats to go with your liquid caramel fondue. For instance, crisp green apple slices taste even better dipped in caramel fondue, as do brownie bites, chocolate covered pretzels, vanilla pound cake bites and chocolate cheesecake bites. This holiday season, take advantage of Sephra’s easy liquid caramel fondue and impress your friends and family with a delicious evening filled with warmth, laughter and dessert.

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From Chocolate to Salad Dressing: 5 Delicious Ways to Use Your Home Fondue Fountain

When you first purchased your home fondue fountain, you were tempted by the mouth-watering idea of dipping fruit and sweets into warm chocolate. However, the delicacy doesn't stop there! Your chocolate fountain is more versatile than you might realize, with four other ways to please your palette. Chocolate Fondue: The Ultimate Indulgence Sephra's home fondue fountain is perfect for serving Sephra's Belgian dark, milk or white chocolate for chocolate fountains. It isn't difficult to pair dipping treats with chocolate, from fruit like strawberries, bananas, berries and cherries, to sweets like Sephra's marshmallows, cheesecake squares and pound cake. It's also delicious drizzled over ice cream, almonds or macadamia nuts. Sweeten the Deal with Caramel Fondue Warm, gooey caramel fondue can break down anyone's resolve, especially when trays of apple slices, brownie and blondie bites, mini apple turnovers and chocolate poundcake bites are arranged beside it. Caramel fondue is also a delicious addition to an ice cream sundae and is perfect for fall gatherings when apples are in season. You could even invite family and friends to pick apples at a local orchard and then meet back at your house for an apple and caramel fondue extravaganza. Say Cheese! Cheese fondue can take on many variations and even combine more than one type of cheese. You can spice up Velveeta cheese with red pepper flakes and chipotle peppers for a tailgate party or mix two types of cheddar to go with brats and beer. If you want a more refined fondue, melt brie with dry white wine and brandy in your fondue fountain. Then serve white wine to drink and offer cubed crusty bread, apple and orange slices for a twist on a wine and cheese party. BBQ Fondue for a Backyard Feast If you have a family recipe for homemade BBQ sauce or just want to offer your favorite store-bought flavor, consider using your home fondue fountain to keep the BBQ sauce flowing. Sephra's home fondue fountain will keep the BBQ sauce warm without scalding it. Then, set up trays of grilled meat cubes like chicken, beef and pork so people can create their own kebabs. Also, BBQ sauce can be drizzled onto mozzarella sticks for a delicious appetizer. Keep the Salad Dressing Cool and Flowing Sephra's home fondue fountain can also keep liquids cool, making it ideal for holding salad dressing. Ranch fondue, for example, is more exciting than simple ranch dip. It can be drizzled over an assortment of veggies, like cucumbers, carrot sticks, broccoli, cauliflower and celery, as well as drizzled over salads. If you're hosting a luncheon, for instance, offering a selection of crudités plus grilled chicken salad, then ranch fondue will transform a simple salad into a sensational meal.

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Chocolate Fountain Display at a Bridal Expo - Increase Your Chocolate Fountain Rentals

Chocolate fountains are extremely popular among brides-to-be, and attending a few bridal expos can significantly increase your client base. However, it's best to be prepared with an exciting chocolate fountain display, plenty of dipping treats for those hungry, often stressed, brides and their entourages, and easy-to-access information. Creating a Choc-o-rific Display Brides Will Love An eye-catching, exciting chocolate fountain display is the key to drawing a continuous crowd throughout the bridal expo. It's also important to remember your audience: brides. Tailor your chocolate fountain display to resemble one you might use at a wedding reception so that everyone sampling your delicious treats will also see the possibilities for her wedding. Using more than one fountain is perfect for creating the "wow factor." It also allows people to sample more than one type of chocolate for chocolate fountains. Use a large chocolate fountain in the background with two smaller ones flanking it, and then arrange white twinkle lights around the chocolate fountains, perhaps setting up a crimson or black backdrop behind the fountains for a little drama. Place universally appealing wedding toppers on each chocolate fountain, perhaps a pair of wedding bells and a pair of doves on the two smaller fountains and white and pink blossoms on the large fountain. Use table linens that match the backdrop and won't show stains, then arrange elegant tiered food trays to display the dipping treats, scattering a few light pink or white rose petals across the table. Creating a Lasting Chocolate Impression Remember that brides not only want to plan the perfect wedding, but most want to infuse their big day with a little romance. Include dipping treat samples like fresh strawberries and cherries, especially since a sliced strawberry can resemble a heart. It's difficult to forget how delicious and attractive chocolate fountains are once you experience one! Develop a bridal expo special and include a description with your brochure or create an attractive flyer with your contact information on it as a takeaway. Offer a discount on using more than one chocolate fountain, for example, or create a wedding bundle with an assortment of fresh fruit, baked goods and confections for one competitive price. Then, you can track how many brides responded to your wedding bundle; even if they order a different chocolate fountain wedding package, you can ascertain how many brides came your way due to your bridal expo display. This way, you can determine how effective your presentation was at securing new wedding clients for your chocolate fountain rental business.

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Lemon White Chocolate Ice Cream with Strawberries

Cool down with homemade Sephra ice cream!

Ingredients

  • 6 cups half-and-half
  • 1 cup sugar
  • Zest of 2 lemons, minced
  • ¾ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup Sephra White Chocolate chips
  • 1½ cup strawberries, diced small
 

Preparation

Combine half-and-half, sugar, and lemon zest in a medium saucepan. Simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Pour 2 cups of half-and-half mixture over the chocolate to melt it and stir until smooth. Add chocolate mixture to the remaining half-and-half mixture. Refrigerate at least 4 hours for texture. Strain through fine mesh strainer. Process in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer instructions. Add lemon juice within the first 5 minutes. When finished mixing, fold in strawberries and place in freezer to harden.

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Lucky Charms Shamrocks

Let your little leprechauns help with this one!

Ingredients

  • 6 cups Lucky Charms cereal
  • 4 cups of mini marshmallows
  • (or one 10-oz. package of regular)
  • 1 cup Sephra Belgian Milk Chocolate chips
  • 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • Green food coloring

Preparation

Melt the marshmallows and butter in a saucepan, stirring constantly over medium heat. Once marshmallows are completely melted, add the green food coloring and stir until evenly colored. Remove from heat.Add Lucky Charms cereal and chocolate chips, stirring constantly to evenly coat with marshmallow mixture. Cover clean hands with butter or cooking spray and shape cereal mix into 4-leaf clover molds. Serve to your lucky guests!

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Macadamia Nut Clusters

Go nuts for dads and grads!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups macadamia nuts
  • 2 cups Sephra Premium Milk Chocolate chips
  • ½ cup shredded coconut (optional)
 

Preparation

Simply melt the chocolate in the microwave on half-power, stirring occasionally. Add nuts and stir until completely coated. Top with coconut if desired. Some Twists: Stir coconut into chocolate instead of using as topping (increase quantity of coconut and chocolate used).Lightly toast nuts and coconut in the oven at 350°F before adding to chocolate.Substitute macadamias with Dad’s favorite type of nut.

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Mini Lava Cakes

Warm, molten chocolate oozes from this dangerously rich dessert.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups Sephra Premium Milk Chocolate chips
  • ½ pound unsalted butter
  • 6 whole eggs
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • ½ cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
 

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat 12-15 medium-size muffin tins with cooking spray and sprinkle with sugar. Tap tins to remove excess sugar. Set aside.Melt butter over stove. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips, whisking until completely melted. If chocolate needs further melting, stir constantly over a low heat. In a large bowl whisk together remaining ingredients until just blended. Slowly mix the melted chocolate into the egg mixture until combined. Fill muffin tins with approx. ⅓ cup batter. Bake 10-12 minutes or until cake tops are firm and beginning to crack and the edges are set. Remove from oven and serve immediately. Yield: 12 servings A Tip: Serve with your favorite ice cream!

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Passionfruit Truffles

Deep, dark chocolate intensified by exotic passionfruit.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 5 cups Sephra Belgian Dark Chocolate, divided
  • 1/4 cup passionfruit juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1/2 cup toasted coconut (desiccated or finely chopped)
 

Preparation

In a small saucepan, scald the cream and then add vanilla. Pour cream mixture over 3 cups of chocolate chips. Let chocolate sit one minute and then stir till smooth. Add juice concentrate and stir again. Pour chocolate mixture into a shallow pan and refrigerate until firm. Shape chocolate filling into balls. Arrange on a wax paper lined baking sheet and return to refrigerator to reset until firm and cold. Melt remaining 2 cups of chocolate in small bowl. Drop chocolate balls into melted chocolate to coat evenly. Allow excess chocolate to drip off and return coated ball to baking sheet. Sprinkle tops with toasted coconut and place back in refrigerator to set. Yield: 2-3 dozen

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Peanut Butter Bars

Get a glass of milk ready for these unbelievably rich bars.

Ingredients

Bars
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
  • 2/3 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup Sephra Belgian Milk Chocolate chips
Frosting
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
 

Preparation

Bars Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream together sugar, peanut butter, and shortening in a large mixing bowl. Add milk, eggs, and vanilla and mix again. Slowly incorporate dry ingredients until thoroughly mixed. Spread evenly in greased 9x13 glass pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Do not over bake. While bars are still warm, sprinkle chocolate chips on top, spreading them into a thin, even layer as they melt. Refrigerate until chocolate is hardened. Frosting Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl until smooth. Spread layer of frosting over hardened chocolate. Top with grated Sephra chocolate if desired. Yield: 16 bars

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Peanut Butter Fondue

I created this recipe for a girls night party. We did a peanut butter and chocolate theme so all of the ladies brought chocolate dipping items for it. It was a hit!” Janae (contest winner)

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs cream cheese (room temp)
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 4 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
 

Preparation

In a mixer, combine cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in the peanut butter and salt. Add the milk, 1 cup at a time. Thin with additional milk as needed. Serve fondue at room temperature to avoid changes in consistency. Yield: Makes enough for the largest home fountains.

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Pretzel Sparklers

Preparation

Dip rod-shaped pretzel sticks into Sephra White Chocolate. Lay pretzels on wax paper and cover with patriotic sprinkles. Let set in fridge for 10 minutes.

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Pumpkin Bread

Sweeten up a fall favorite with the subtle taste of white chocolate!

Ingredients

Pumpkin Bread
  • 6 Tbsp butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/3 cup milk
  White Chocolate Glaze
  • 3/4 cup Sephra White Chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 Tbsp butter, softened
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup Sephra White Chocolate chips
 

Preparation

Pumpkin Bread Cream the butter and sugars with a mixer on medium speed. Add the eggs and blend well; add the pumpkin puree and blend again. In a small bowl, combine the milk and vanilla. Set aside pecans and chocolate chips and sift remaining ingredients together in a separate container. Add to the butter mixture in three additions, alternating with the milk mixture and mixing after each time. Fold in the chocolate chips and pecans. Pour batter into a 9"x5" loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan. Drizzle with white chocolate glaze. White Chocolate Glaze Melt chocolate with cream in microwave for approx. 30 seconds then stir until smooth. Allow to cool slightly then add butter; stir until completely mixed. Yield: 12 slices

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Quick & Crunchy Caramel Corn

(For use in Monster Mix)

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups popcorn (popped)
 

Preparation

Combine the first three ingredients in a medium saucepan and melt over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is caramelized and reaches an amber color or reaches hard-crack stage. Remove mixture from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over popped popcorn and stir until popcorn is completely coated. (CAUTION! Syrup mixture will be VERY hot. Do not touch!) Spread popcorn on baking sheet and let cool until hardened.

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Apricot Syrup

Running syrup in your fountain gives the fondue a unique, translucent look and is perfect for a springtime brunch!

Ingredients

  • 8 cups apricot preserves
  • 2 cups butter-flavored syrup
  • 6 cups light corn syrup
 

Preparation

Simmer all ingredients for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Cool for 10 minutes and then blend in blender. Strain and cool to room temperature. (Thin with hot water while fondue is running if necessary). Heat: Off (Heat may cause syrup to thicken.) Makes enough to run through the largest home fountains.

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BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 can mild chili sauce (#10 can or 7 lb. 3 oz. sauce)
  • ¾ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup honey
  • 12 oz. can orange juice concentrate
  • Pinch of chili flakes
  • 4 chipotle peppers
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 cup water
  • Hot pepper sauce to taste
 

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Turn off heat and allow sauce to cool slightly. Blend in small batches in a blender and then strain through a fine-mesh strainer. * For best results, prepare for immediate use in fountain. Refrigerating and reheating the sauce may slightly alter its consistency. Heat: Medium Yield: Makes enough for the largest home fountains.

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Caramel Raspberry Fondue

Ingredients

  • 10 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups (16 oz.) corn syrup
  • 2 cups (1 pint) heavy whipping cream
  • 2 cubes butter
  • 2 cups raspberry flavoring syrup

Preparation

Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a large saucepan. Stir over high heat until ingredients melt and reach a medium amber color (330°F). Remove from heat and allow bubbles to dissipate. Slowly stir in the cream (CAUTION: Add cream carefully as sugar mixture will be very hot and may bubble or spurt when cream is added.) Add butter and flavoring syrup. Stir until smooth, returning to heat if fondue has thickened. Stir in a small amount of hot water to adjust the fondue’s consistency if needed. To make regular caramel, substitute water in place of the flavoring syrup. If air bubbles become present in fondue, stop the fountain and stir in a small amount of hot water. Yield: Enough to run through the largest home fountains. Multiply quantities by 4 for large commercial fountains. A Twist: Experiment with different flavorings (vanilla, hazelnut, etc.)

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Carmel Apple Dippers

Ingredients

  • Green apples
  • Melted caramel
  • Melted Sephra White Chocolate

Preparation

Cut apples into wedged slices. Dip each slice halfway into caramel and place on plate. Drizzle with melted white chocolate. A tip: Before slicing, dip apples into boiling water to remove wax and allow caramel to stick better.

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