Orange-Chocolate Fondue   
Serves 4
 

Ingredients:
1/3 cup whipping cream
1-1/2 teaspoons orange zest
8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 tablespoons Grand Marnier
8 fresh strawberries
2 kiwis, peeled, each cut into rounds
1 pear, cored, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 banana, cut into rounds
1 orange, peel and white pith removed, cut into sections
8 dried figs
8 dried apricot halves
8 1-inch pieces pound cake or angel food cake
 

Directions:
Bring the whipping cream and grated orange zest to simmer in a heavy saucepan. Reduce the heat to low. Add the chopped chocolate and 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier; whisk until mixture is smooth. Remove fondue from heat and blend in the remaining 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier.
Transfer fondue to fondue pot. Place over candle or canned heat burner. Serve with cake pieces and fruit for dipping.