Vegan Chocolate Fondue
Posted Feb 06, 2017, Updated Jul 09, 2024
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy.
This dairy-free vegan chocolate fondue recipe is made in 5 minutes with 6 ingredients! It’s a rich & chocolatey dessert, perfect for a special occasion.
This vegan chocolate fondue is a delicious recipe to make for date night, Valentine’s Day or any special occasion.
It’s easy to make in 5 minutes either on the stovetop or in a high-powered blender! It’s lusciously creamy, irresistibly chocolatey, and the possibilities for dippers are endless.
Vegan Chocolate Fondue: Substitutions
- Coconut Cream: Coconut milk or dairy-free milk are good substitutes.
- Granulated Sugar: You can use any granulated sugar (I have tried raw organic sugar and coconut sugar with great results), maple syrup, or honey (not vegan). The best results are achieved using granulated sugar!
- Chocolate Chips: Use any chopped chocolate or chip variety of your liking. My absolute favorites are Ghirardelli 60% dark chocolate chips
Vegan Chocolate Options
- Hu Kitchen Chocolate Gems. This is my favorite paleo chocolate.
- Hu Kitchen Dark Chocolate Bars. You can also buy dark chocolate bars and chop them up.
- Lily’s Dark Chocolate. They make chips and bars that are stevia sweetened, low carb, keto, etc.
- Enjoy Life Foods Dark Chocolate Chips are a good option that are vegan & dairy-free.
How to Make Vegan Chocolate Fondue
This vegan chocolate fondue can be made in two ways – either on the stovetop or in the blender. We’ll walk through both options step-by-step, and don’t forget to watch the video.
On the Stovetop
To make on the stovetop, begin by combining the coconut cream, cocoa powder, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan.
Then, heat over medium heat until the mixture just begins to boil (bubbles on the sides of the pan). Then add the chocolate and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
Use a Vitamix
To make this recipe, put most of the ingredients in the Vitamix and blend for 1 minute. This will heat up the wet ingredients just in time to add the chocolate and blend for 4 more minutes.
As the mixture continues to heat up, the chocolate will melt and the mixture will become velvety smooth. Once the fondue has reached a creamy consistency, add a splash of vanilla, pulse and serve.
Serve
Pour the vegan chocolate fondue into a fondue pot to keep it warm, or in a small serving bowl. You can keep it warm by lighting a tea candle under a serving bowl, or putting it on a warmer.
The recipe thickens as it cools, so it’s important to keep it warm or eat it quickly.
What to Dip in Vegan Chocolate Fondue
Here are some suggestions on what to dip in this dairy free chocolate fondue.
- Fresh fruit (pineapple, strawberries, oranges, raspberries, blackberries, kiwi, banana, etc.)
- Rice crispy treats
- Cookies (chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, etc.)
- Marshmallows (make your own homemade marshmallows)
- Brownies (black bean brownies, flourless brownies, the best homemade brownies, Greek yogurt brownies).
- Pretzels, peanut butter filled pretzels
- Nuts
- Angel food cake
- Graham crackers
- Potato chips
Vegan Chocolate Fondue Recipe FAQs
Store leftovers in an airtight container (preferably a glass jar with a lid) in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Warm in the microwave or on the stovetop. Sometimes I stir leftover chocolate fondue into my morning cup of coffee for a mohca flavor.
Any dessert that holds up well to fondue forks. Here are some suggestions for this chocolate fondue:
Fresh fruit (pineapple, strawberries, oranges, raspberries, blackberries, kiwi, banana, etc.)
Rice crispy treats
Cookies (chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, etc.)
Marshmallows (make your own homemade marshmallows)
Brownies (black bean brownies, flourless brownies, the best homemade brownies, Greek yogurt brownies).
Pretzels, peanut butter filled pretzels
Nuts
Angel food cake
Graham crackers
If you make and love our recipes, it would mean so much to me if you would leave a comment and rating! And don’t forget to follow along with us on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Youtube – be sure to tag @joyfoodsunshine and use the hashtag #joyfoodsunshine so we can see your creations!
Vegan Chocolate Fondue
Ingredients
- 14 ounces coconut cream
- 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar*
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips**
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
Make On the Stovetop
- Combine the coconut cream, cocoa powder, sugar and salt on the stovetop and warm over medium heat, whisking constantly until combined.
- Heat until it just begins to boil (bubbles on the sides of the pan), and then add the chocolate and whisk until smooth.
- Whisk in the vanilla and serve.
Make in the Blender
- Add coconut cream, cocoa powder, sugar and salt to the container of a high-powered blender.
- Blend, starting on low gradually increasing to medium (speed setting #5).
- Blend at medium speed for 1 minute.
- Turn off blender and add chocolate.
- Blend starting on low and increasing to high (speed setting 10).
- Blend at high speed for 4 minutes or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture in smooth.
- And vanilla and blend until just combined
Serve
- Serve warm with your favorite foods to dip in chocolate! Some suggestions: fruit of any kind, angel food cake, brownies, marshmallows, pretzels, the sky’s the limit!
Video
Notes
- Coconut Cream: Coconut milk or dairy-free milk are good substitutes.
- Granulated Sugar: You can use any granulated sugar (I have tried raw organic sugar and coconut sugar with great results), maple syrup, or honey (not vegan). The best results are achieved using granulated sugar!
- Chocolate Chips: Use any chopped chocolate or chip variety of your liking. My absolute favorites are Ghirardelli 60% dark chocolate chips
- Hu Kitchen Chocolate Gems. This is my favorite paleo chocolate.
- Hu Kitchen Dark Chocolate Bars. You can also buy dark chocolate bars and chop them up.
- Lily’s Dark Chocolate. They make chips and bars that are stevia sweetened, low carb, keto, etc.
- Enjoy Life Foods Dark Chocolate Chips are a good option that are vegan & dairy-free.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This chocolate fondue was so delicious, I added some coconut oil in the beginning to make it a little more decadent and have a silky finish, and I just slowly simmered it in a pot on the stove instead of using a vitamix. I made this for a party and even people who eat dairy loved it, it was a huge hit and almost all gone!! Thank you, it was so easy and impressive!
Hi there,
Could I use some vegan chocolate instead of the chocolate chips?
Absolutely.
How can I make it thicker
Do you use the entire can of coconut milk, or just the solid coconut cream?
Hi Laura,
Do you know if this would work in a chocolate fountain?
Hey Irela! I don’t anticipate that it would work well in a chocolate fountain. In my experience chocolate fountains require a very high oil : chocolate ratio!
I’m wondering if these comments are still being monitored so long after the fact, but am wondering whether it would work to make this in advance? Am considering making for a work event and would rather make using my Vitamix at home. Wondering if anyone has tried that and how re-heating has worked out?
Hey Kristin! I’m always watching comments on all of my recipes! 😉 Yes I absolutely have made it and reheated the leftovers with excellent results. I’d recommend gently warming it over low heat on the stove if you can, otherwise gently reheating in the microwave works well too!
Will a regular blender do as well?
If you use a regular blender I suggest melting the chocolate first. The beauty of this recipe is just tossing it all into the Vitamix because it is powerful enough to melt the chocolate. You can always use the stovetop to make this recipe instead of a blender!