Chocolate-covered Words & Fondue

You will need:

• 1 jar (7 1/2 oz.) Marshmallow cream
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate pieces
• 1/4 creamy peanut butter (Words Only)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (Fondue Only)
• For Words: Wax paper and several serving spoons
• For Fondue: Fondue Dippers, kabob sticks or long tooth picks

Microwave Directions

• Place marshmallow cream in 2-quart microwave-safe bowl
• Gradually stir in heavy cream; add chocolate pieces
• Microwave on High 2 minutes; stir well
• Add peanut butter and stir until well blended
• Pour into fondue pot or small chafing dish and keep warm while serving
• Makes 4 servings (about 2 cups)

Oven Directions

• Place marshmallow cream in medium saucepan (Ask an adult to help supervise turning on the burner and stirring)
• Gradually stir in heavy cream
• Add chocolate pieces
• Stir constantly over low heat until smooth
• Remove from heat; add peanut butter and stir until well blended
• Pour into fondue pot or small chafing dish and keep warm while serving
• Makes 4 servings (about 2 cups)

Fondue Dippers

• Select some foods you want to dip into the chocolate sauce (Choose things like dried apricots, fresh strawberries, grapes, pineapple chunks, apple and pear slices, cut-up banana and mandarin orange sections (remember to drain fruit well))
• Cut small squares of toasted pound cake and/or angel food cake
• Take turns placing or skewering a piece of fruit or cake onto the end of the fondue dipper or tooth pick and gently dip it into the chocolate

Voila! Chocolate covered food!

Chocolate Words

• Lay sheets of wax paper on a flat surface (preferably on a cookie sheet)
• While chocolate mixture is still warm and "fluid," scoop up a spoonful of the mixture with a large serving spoon
• Gently tilt the spoon over the wax paper, slowly dribbling a stream of chocolate from the spoon onto the wax paper
• Move your hand as you pour to "write" in a stream of chocolate onto the wax paper
• You can spell out whole words or make individual letters that can be arranged to form different words when they have cooled
• Let the poured "chocolate words" cool until hardened, or place in the refrigerator to solidify
• The words and letters should easily peel off the wax paper when cooled

Enjoy! Now you can actually "eat your words!"