Vegan Chocolate Fondue

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This dairy-free vegan chocolate fondue recipe is made in 5 minutes with 6 ingredients! It’s the perfect fancy dessert to feed a crowd! Paleo & Vegan.

Overhead view of a heart-shaped strawberry being dipped into a bowl of Vegan Chocolate Fondue


This Paleo & Vegan Chocolate Fondue is a delicious recipe to make for a celebratory dessert.

This recipe is healthier than your average fondue. It’s dairy-free and can easily be made paleo without refined sugar.

It’s easy to make in 5 minutes in the blender (with instructions for how to make it on the stovetop) with only 6 ingredients.

Overhead view of a bowl of Vegan Chocolate Fondue

How to make Vegan Chocolate Fondue

This Vegan Chocolate Fondue is easy to make here are some notes on how.

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.

Making it on the stovetop.

You can also make it on a saucepan on thee stovetp by following these instructions:

  1. Combine the ingredients (except for chopped chocolate and vanilla) on the stovetop over medium heat and whisk until combined.
  2. Heat until it just begins to boil (bubbles on the sides of the pan), and then add the chocolate and whisk until smooth.
  3. Stir in vanilla and serve
Front view of a heart-shaped strawberry that has been dipped into Vegan Chocolate Fondue

What to dip in chocolate fondue

There are virtually endless possibilities of what you can dip in this Vegan & paleo Chocolate Fondue! Here are some suggestions

Front view of a piece of pineapple being dipped into a bowl of Vegan Chocolate Fondue

Vegan Chocolate Fondue: Substitutions

As always I recommend making the recipe exactly as written for the best results, however here are a few thoughts on potential substitutions.

  • Coconut Cream: I do not recommend substituting anything for the coconut cream (especially not low-fat coconut milk). You need fat for creaminess. The only other potential substitution could be a dairy-free half-and-half or heavy whipping cream. You could substitute regular heavy whipping cream.
  • 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

Healthy chocolate options:

Front view of a marshmallow being dipped into Vegan Chocolate Fondue

Recipe FAQs

How do I store leftover fondue?

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.

What foods are good for fondue?

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 healthier 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

Overhead view of a heart-shaped strawberry being dipped into a bowl of Vegan Chocolate Fondue

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Vegan Chocolate Fondue

Laura
This dairy-free chocolate fondue recipe is made in 5 minutes with 6 ingredients! It's the perfect fancy dessert to feed a crowd! Paleo & Vegan.
5 from 5 votes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20 servings
Calories 105.1
Prep Time3 minutes
Cook Time2 minutes
Total Time6 minutes

Ingredients 
 

Instructions 

  • Add coconut cream, cocoa powder, sugar and salt to the container of your Vitamix.
  • 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 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!

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Notes

Ingredient Substitutions

  • Coconut Cream: I do not recommend substituting anything for the coconut cream (especially not low-fat coconut milk). You need fat for creaminess. The only other potential substitution could be a dairy-free half-and-half or heavy whipping cream. You could substitute regular heavy whipping cream.
  • 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
Healthy chocolate options:

Nutrition

Serving: 2TBS | Calories: 105.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.5g | Protein: 0.8g | Fat: 7.5g | Saturated Fat: 5.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.4g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9.9g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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  1. 5 stars
    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!

    1. 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!

  2. 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?

    1. 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!

    1. 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!