Trucker Chocolate Fondue for Valentine's Day!!

In honor of Valentines Day, I thought I'd share our very favorite decadent treat that we enjoy making. For us, this beats any sugar-laden, chemical filled dessert out there. I call it Trucker Chocolate Fondue! 

Fondue? On a truck? Mais oui! But of course, and it's unbelievably simple to make! You just need to pick up a couple of things at any WalMart and you'll also need access to a microwave at a truck stop.

What you'll need:

1 bar 70% chocolate (I like Lindt brand best but any brand is okay as long  as the cocoa content is 70% or higher).

Some heavy whipping cream. Strictly speaking, this isn't absolutely necessary but I love using it because not only does it makes the fondue richer but it also stabilizes the chocolate. Chocolate is extremely temperamental and it's all too easy to scorch it. By adding cream, the chocolate won't scorch.

Some fruits for dipping into the fondue.  I'm using a couple of bananas from Flying J. If I had planned better, I would have gotten some strawberries too at WalMart when we did our food shopping the other day in Nebraska!

A microwave safe bowl

Directions:

1. Break the chocolate up into little pieces into the bowl.

2. Add the heavy cream. It's hard to say how much but maybe enough to cover the chocolate but not drown it. You can always mix more cream in later if you want.

3. Microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir. If it's not yet melted, put it back for 10 second increments until melted, stirring each time.

4. Dip fruits and enjoy the chocolatey goodness!

This is the perfect treat to share with your Loved One, your Liked One or even your Barely Tolerable One .

Here, Richie and I are enjoying our fondue at the Flying J in Aurora, Oregon. This is the only truck stop we know of that has cafe-style seating and we love hanging out while we're there in between loads.

Of course there's absolutely nothing wrong with making sure you don't waste a drop of the fondue, so after the fruit dipping is done, use your finger to get the rest!

I hope I've given you some inspiration and shown that it is very easy to make and enjoy something luxurious and decadent on the road. After all, who says that just because we're truckers we can't enjoy treats like this!