Articles tagged #FONDUE-FOUNTAIN-RECIPES
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#FONDUE-FOUNTAIN-RECIPES

Classic Belgian Dark Chocolate Mousse

This decadent dessert is the perfect classy touch to any New Year's party.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Sephra Belgian Dark Chocolate chips (1¼ cups melted)
  • 7 egg yolks
  • ½ cup light corn syrup
  • 2 cups cream
  • 2 tbsp. vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • Yield: 8 six-ounce portions

Preparation

Melt the chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 10 seconds. In a large bowl, whip the egg yolks and salt together with an electric mixer until thick and pale yellow. Set aside. In a small saucepan, bring corn syrup to a boil, then slowly pour into yolk mixture beating at medium speed. Once mixture is added, increase to high speed and whip mixture until cool. In a separate bowl, whisk the cream with the vanilla extract until it forms soft peaks. Fold melted chocolate into yolk mixture, then gently fold in the cream mixture. Spoon or pipe mousse into wine glasses and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving. Serving suggestion: Alternate the mousse with layers of Sephra Premium Dark Chocolate chips. A twist: Flavor the mousse with mint or orange by substituting the vanilla extract with mint extract or by adding orange zest to the cream while whipping.

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Coconut Dream Pie

Ingredients

  • [Allow 4 hours to set.]
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut, divided
  • 4 Tbsp. margarine, melted
  • 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 2/3 cup Sephra White Chocolate chips
  • 1 box coconut cream instant pudding (3.4 oz.)
  • 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided
 

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix together graham cracker crumbs, 1 cup coconut, and margarine. Press mixture firmly into bottom and sides of 9” pie pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes.Melt 1/3 cup chocolate and spread evenly over crust. Let set in refrigerator until firm (approx. 10 minutes). In a separate bowl, whisk together milk and dry pudding mix for 2 minutes or until well blended. Stir in the remaining coconut (1/2 cup) and pour into crust. Place in refrigerator. Microwave remaining 1/3 cup chocolate and 1/4 cup of the whipping cream in medium bowl for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and let cool in refrigerator until room temperature or for about 10 minutes. Beat together the remaining 1-1/4 cups whipping cream in large bowl with electric mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Add half of the whipped cream to chocolate mixture; stir until well blended. Return mixture to remaining cream and stir gently. Spoon cream onto pie filling. Refrigerate until chilled (3-4 hours). Top with toasted coconut flakes before serving, if desired. Yield: 9” pie; 10 servings

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Cookies n' Cream Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
For the Crust
  • 3 cups ground chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos)
  • 12 Tablespoons melted butter
For the Filling
  • 1½ pounds cream cheese, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • ¾ cup melted Sephra White Chocolate (about 1 cup chips)
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ cup sour cream
 

Preparation

For the Crust Wrap an 8-inch springform pan with aluminum foil to make watertight. Combine the cookie crumbs and the butter. Press ½ of the mixture into the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan. For the Filling Cream the cream cheese, sugar, and salt with an electric mixer, scraping down the sides often. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the sour cream and mix well. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix in the melted Sephra Belgian White Chocolate.Pour half of the filling over the crust. Top with remaining cookie crumb mixture. Top with the remaining filling. Place the springform pan in a roasting pan, and place it in the oven. Fill roasting pan with water 1½ inches deep. Bake approximately 40 minutes or until the center of the cake is slightly firm. Turn off the oven and let the cake rest in the oven for 1 hour. Remove the cake from the roasting pan and refrigerate at least 4 hours before removing from pan.

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Crazy Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Beat the heat with these too-good-to-be-true ice-cream sandwhiches.

Ingredients

Must freeze overnight.
  • 12 Sephra Chocolate Chunk Cookies (see below)
  • 1/2 gallon ice cream (any flavor)
  • Various toppings (sprinkles, nuts, chocolate, etc.)
Sephra Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 3 cups Sephra chocolate chips or chunks
 

Preparation

Cream the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and mix. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, soda, and salt, and add to the sugar mixture. Stir in the chocolate chunks. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F for 8-12 minutes. Do not over-bake; cookies work best when softer. Bake cookies according to recipe above. After cookies have cooled, scoop desired amount of softened ice cream onto bottom of cookie. Press another cookie on top of the ice cream with the bottom facing in. Trim the ice cream around the edges of the cookie with a hot knife until it is even. Wrap individual sandwiches in tin foil and freeze for 1 hour. Remove sandwiches and roll ice cream edges in topping of your choice. Rewrap in foil and freeze overnight. Before serving, dip sandwich halfway into melted Sephra Premium Dark Chocolate. Let set for 1-3 minutes in the refrigerator. Yield: 6 sandwiches

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Creamy Lemon Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. butter
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 4 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 gallon whole milk
  • Zest of 4 lemons
  • 3/4 cup lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper
 

Preparation

In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the flour and cook for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the garlic and continue to cook another 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk gradually, starting with about a quart. Add the lemon zest. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Strain through a mesh strainer. Heat: High Yield: Enough to run through the largest home fountains. Multiply quantities by 4 for large commercial fountains. Note: Select fountains hold 5-7 cups of fondue; Classic, Elite, and Signature fountains hold 7-9 cups.

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Creepy-licious Bats

Kids will love creating their own chocolatey bats.

Ingredients

  • Nutter Butter cookies
  • Sephra Melano Dark Chocolate
 

Preparation

Cover cookie sheet with wax paper. Melt Sephra Melano Dark Chocolate in a small bowl. Cover Nutter Butter cookies with chocolate. Let excess chocolate drip from cookie and place on wax paper. Place tray of cookies in the fridge to harden. Once chocolate has set, remove cookies and let your little trick-or-treaters decorate the bats with fun faces using gel frosting. A Twist: You can also decorate the bats with candy. Do this by letting the chocolate set only slightly before adding candy. Then let the bats harden in refrigerator before serving.

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Eggnog Dip

Fondue’n it festive!

Ingredients

  • 4 boxes (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding
  • 12 cups milk, divided
  • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
 

Preparation

Prepare the pudding as directed, adding the nutmeg to the 8 cups of milk (2 cups per box of pudding). Once pudding is set, add the remaining 4 cups of milk and the vanilla. Stir until fondue is at a uniform consistency. Run on no heat. Fill the fountain to capacity and refrigerate the remaining fondue for refills throughout event if necessary.

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Flourless Orange Chocolate Cake

Deeply rich chocolate cake with a festive hint of orange.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. Sephra Premium Dark Chocolate (2 3/4 cups chips or 1 3/4 cups melted)
  • 2-3 capfuls Sephra Orange Flavoring
  • 1 1/4 cubes butter
  • 5 eggs, separated
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
 

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°F. Melt the butter and chocolate with flavoring in a double boiler. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Stir in the egg yolks and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites with the cream of tartar. Slowly add the sugar and whisk to medium-firm peaks. Fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour into a greased 9” round cake pan and place cake pan inside a roasting pan. Pour water into roasting pan halfway up the side of the cake pan. Place in oven. Bake 25-35 minutes or until the center is set. Remove from oven and place cake pan on wire rack. Allow cake to cool completely before removing from pan. If needed, invert the cake pan and run under hot water to release cake. Yield: 10 servings

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Football Party Mix

This deliciously addicting snack mix will vanish by halftime

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 3 Tbsp. light corn syrup
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 cup mini pretzels
  • 3/4 cup honey roasted peanuts
  • 3 cups corn cereal squares
  • 3 cups rice cereal squares
  • 1/2 cup melted Sephra Premium Milk Chocolate (3/4 cup chips)
 

Preparation

Melt the first three ingredients together in the microwave for 1 minute. Add baking soda and stir until dissolved. Stir in pretzels, nuts, and cereals. Continue microwaving for 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Line baking sheet with wax paper and spread mix out to cool for approx. 10 minutes. Drizzle with melted chocolate and refrigerate for 3-5 minutes until chocolate is set. Break mix into pieces and place in bowl to serve! Yield: 8 cups

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Game-Time Ranch Fondue

Ingredients

  • 3 bottles of light ranch dressing (24 oz. each)
  • Milk, as needed
 

Preparation

Most brands of light ranch dressing will be thin enough to run through the fountain. If regular ranch is being used or if the light ranch is too thick, gradually add milk until fondue reaches appropriate consistency. Yield: Enough to run through the largest home fountains. Multiply quantities by 4 for large commercial fountains. Note: Select fountains hold 5-7 cups of fondue; Classic, Elite, and Signature fountains hold 7-9 cups.

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Grandpa Pinkal’s Famous Cookies

Ingredients

  • Customer Submission: William Pinkal, Colorado Springs, CO
  • “My grandkids love to help me make these and really love to help me eat them!”
  • 48 sandwich crackers (Ritz)
  • 2 cups crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 cup Sephra Belgian White Chocolate chips
  • 2 cups Sephra Belgian Dark Chocolate chips
 

Preparation

Spread crunchy peanut butter in between two crackers. Melt White and Dark chocolate in separate containers and then combine, mixing only slightly. Dip cracker sandwiches in chocolate until coated completely. Lay on wax paper to set. Yield: 24 cookies

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Hazelnut Fondue

A classic European flavor combination.

Ingredients

  • 32 oz. hazelnut spread (ie. Nutella)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil*
  • 2 lbs. (1 bag) Sephra Belgian Dark Chocolate, melted

Preparation

Melt hazelnut spread on half-power. Slowly stir in oil until spread reaches consistency of melted Sephra chocolate. Stir in melted chocolate. If fondue still seems thick or takes longer than 10 seconds to run through your viscosity funnel, thin with additional oil. *More or less oil may be needed, depending on the brand of hazelnut spread used. Yield: Enough to run through the largest home fountains. Multiply quantities by 4 for large commercial fountains. Note: Select fountains hold 5-7 cups of fondue; Classic, Elite, and Signature fountains hold 7-9 cups.

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