How to Keep Dessert Sauces Warm on Buffets
- 1). Transfer the warm dessert sauce, such as caramel or chocolate, into the fondue pot. Cover the pot with its lid until it's time to serve the sauce.
- 2). Choose a fondue pot heating source according to the amount of time you'll need to keep the sauce warm; butane fuel can last up to nine hours, while alcohol and gel fuel will last up to 90 minutes.
- 3). Place the heating source under the pot and start it. Attach a butane canister to the fondue pot and light it with a match or lighter. Fill an alcohol unit with the appropriate amount of denatured or isopropyl alcohol and ignite the wick. Light pre-filled gel fuel tins with a lighter or match. Keep the heat low to avoid scorching rich dessert sauces.
- 4). Extinguish the flames on alcohol and gel units prior to refueling them. Don't move the fondue pot while the heating sources are ignited.