Five-Spice Chocolate Fondue

Name: Five-Spice Chocolate Fondue
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: , Angel food cake, or pound cake, cut into 1-inch cubes; , long baguette, French or sourdough, cut into 1-inch cubes; 4 , bananas, medium-ripe, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick rounds; 2 medium, oranges, mandarin, or tangelos, peeled and segmented; 1 , fresh pineapple, quartered, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks; 1 pint, raspberries; 1 quart, strawberries, hulled (see illustration below); 12 ounces (340 grams), high-quality chocolate, chopped; 1 1/3 cups, heavy cream; Pinch, salt; 2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 5 , whole cloves; 1 teaspoon, whole black peppercorns; 2 pieces, star anise; 1 piece, fresh ginger (1 inch), peeled and cut in half; 1 tablespoon, corn syrup

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate

What could be better than dipping a giant strawberry, a piece of pound cake, or a wedge of orange into a hot bath of creamy chocolate?

SERVES 8 to 10

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