The addition of good-for-you dippers like bananas, grapes, apples, pineapples, oranges and even angel food cake help keep things from being a little too calorie laden, while delivering some yummy chocolate “slime.”

Chocolate Slime Fondue
from HalloweenIsHere.com

8 2-ounce bars of baking white chocolate
2 tablespoons heavy cream
6 to 12 drops green food coloring
Angel food cake, cut in large cubes
Red and green grapes, rinsed and removed from stem
2 to 3 bananas, sliced into 1-inch rounds
2 to 3 red or green apples, rinsed, cored and sliced
2 oranges, peeled and divided into sections
1 to 2 pineapples, cut into large chunks

~ In a medium-sized, microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate uncovered in a microwave set on medium-high for 1 minute. Stir and microwave for additional 10- to 20-second intervals until smooth. Don’t overcook.

~ Add the cream and food coloring and stir thoroughly.

~ Keep warm in a double boiler or fondue pot and present with cut cake and fresh fruits. Use the proper utensils for dipping the food into the fondue — fondue forks or similar.

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The Chocolate Pro Melting Pot from Wilton holds up to two and a half cups of chocolate, which it melts in just minutes. You can even leave the chocolate in the metal-lined pot and use it for fondue, or use the built-in spout for pouring over cookies or drizzling over a cake.

The pot is also removable for cleaning, which, to me, is always a huge bonus! What are your favorite chocolate dipped treats?

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To kick off the Bloggy Giveaways here at Chocolate Bytes, I’ve got something that’s perfect for this time of year: 8 copies of Great Party Fondues, a new book by Peggy Fallon filled with 70 fondue recipes, both savory and sweet, including classics and new twists!

The ones that look the most interesting to me are the chocolate ones (of course!), including:

~ Chocolate Midnight Fondue (below, left)
~ Black Forest Fondue
~ Almost Instant Chocolate Butterscotch Fondue
~ Chocolate Cheesecake Fondue
~ Mexican Hot Chocolate Fondue
~ Chocolate-Coconut Fondue
~ Toblerone Swiss Chocolate Fondue
~ Minted Milk Chocolate Fondue (below, right)

Don’t those look amazing? I don’t know about you but I’m digging out my fondue pot!

To Enter:
Leave a comment telling me what kind of fondue you like best – savory? Sweet? Chocolatey? Cheesy? What’s your favorite dipper?

* Contest closes at 5:00pm PDT on Friday, October 31. Winners will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond with mailing information before new winners are chosen.

* All current Bloggy Giveaways at Chocolate Bytes may be entered one time each. Good luck!

* Eight books will be given away (eight winners, one book each).

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I seem to be on a s’mores kick lately. Maybe it’s the time of year, what with camping and cooler nights, etc.

Anyway, the above video shows how to make chocolate fondue s’mores with milk chocolate, marshmallow cream, and graham cracker crumbs. Yum!

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Chocolate Orange Fondue

1 1/4 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
12 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon orange liqueur

Heat the cream and orange juice in a saucepan over medium heat until it starts to bubble at the edges. Remove from the heat, and immediately whisk in the chocolate, orange zest, and orange liqueur until smooth. Serve in a fondue pot over the lowest heat setting, or farthest from the heat source.

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~ Pink chocolate fondue sets: one and two

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, Trudeau has created a charming line of pink products that are both fun and functional- and all for an extremely worthy cause. Have some fun with this 7-pc. Chocolate Fondue Set, which includes:

- One stoneware calla lily shaped bowl
- One Pink Ribbon-shaped metal stand with four non-scratch, non-skip pads
- One tea light
- Four pink stainless steel fondue forks

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~ Pink chocolate fountains: one and two

Warm Belgian chocolate is carried to the top of the fountain where it cascades down the fountain tiers forming a flowing curtain of delicious chocolate into which your friends and kids can dip a variety of fruit and sweets. Be sure to keep some fresh fruits, some marshmallows and fudge handy.

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~ Pink M&M’s

The M&M’s Brand has joined the Komen Million Dollar Council, a special group of corporate partners. In addition to a financial contribution of at least $1 million, each partner has found new and innovative ways to spread two important messages: early detection saves lives and only through research can we find a cure.

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~ Pink Wish Tim Tams

Australia’s favourite chocolate biscuit, Arnott’s Tim Tam, has launched a limited edition product to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Arnott’s will donate ten cents to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) for every packet of Tim Tam ‘Pink Wish’ Luscious Strawberry sold, which is expected to raise more then $150,000 for breast cancer research.

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~ Strawberry Kit Kats

With breast cancer diagnosed amongst 1 in 8 women & the leading cause of female cancer related deaths, Nestlé with KIT KAT is proud to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s (NBCF) 2007 ‘Pink Ribbon’ campaign.

Nestlé with KIT KAT is supporting the worthy cause with the launch of a limited edition Kit Kat Chocolate Strawberry flavour range and a $100,000 donation to the NBCF.

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~ Pink Hershey’s Kisses

“This year, we’re significantly expanding our support for efforts to raise breast cancer awareness and help defeat this disease,” said Michele Buck, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, US Commercial Group, The Hershey Company. “Three of our most popular products — York peppermint patties, Hershey’s Kisses and Hershey’s Kissables chocolates — will turn pink this fall, adopting this widely recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness. We also are increasing our donation to the Young Survival Coalition to $300,000, continuing our support for its important work on behalf of breast cancer survivors.”

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~ Hershey’s York pink peppermint patties

Hershey partners with the Young Survival Coalition to help raise money in an effort to encourage young women to become educated about breast cancer.

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~ Dark chocolate with pink peppercorns

A perfect mold-breaking idea, this unexpected combination revives the first uses of chocolate, when the Aztecs regarded it as a stimulating beverage. Bitter, made with hot spices, the drink was reserved for princes and gods.

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~ pink and chocolate cookies
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~ Make your own pink chocolate
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Also check out:
~ The Food Bowl: Pet Pinks for Breast Cancer Awareness
~ Declutter It: 10 Ideas for your Pink Party
~ Baking Delights: Baking for Breast Cancer Awareness
~ Keeping the Castle: The Pink Room
~ Offbeat Homes: Ten Breast Self-Exam Reminders
~ Simply Thrifty: In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 10 Pink Money Saving Gadgets

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