Chocolate Fondue

Ingredients

• 1  banana 
• 0.3 cup brazil nuts 
• 0.3 cup cashew pieces 
• 1  apples green cored sliced
• 1  apples red cored sliced
• 0.5 cup skim evaporated milk 
• 2 tablespoons splenda granular 
• 1 pint strawberries fresh
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 0.5 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• whisk
• pot
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Thoroughly wash and dry strawberries and apples.
2. Cut apples and banana into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange all fruits and nuts on a plate. To make chocolate sauce, whisk together cocoa, sugar, and Splenda in a medium-sized bowl. Slowly pour in milk to make a paste.
3. Mix together to remove lumps.
4. Transfer to a medium-sized saucepan and bring to a low boil over low heat, stirring constantly.
5. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
6. Transfer chocolate sauce to fondue pot.
7. Place pot over candle or canned heat burner. Slide fruit pieces onto fondue fork or toothpick and dip into sauce. For nuts, spoon sauce onto a plate and dip nuts in sauce by hand.
8. Self