Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Velata - Fun Fondue - Review & Give-away


My boys are spending a few days with their grandparents so the girls were begging me yesterday to have a "girl party". Of course, one of the favorite things we love to do when the girls get together to party is eat treats and our favorites have something to do with chocolate.

Yesterday, for our "girl party", I pulled out the new fondue warmer I recently received from Velata. I sliced some apples, bananas and poured bitty marshmallows and pretzels into a bowl. Then melted the Belgian Milk chocolate pouch from Velata in the microwave. Once the chocolate was melted (just a minute), I poured the chocolate into the fondue warmer. The girls loved dipping the treats in the delicious chocolate. Utah Dad even joined us though the girls protested a bit.

The chocolate was delicious. The prep was mere minutes and clean up was a breeze. I am definitely a fan of how easy and yummy our special treat was courtesy of Velata.




Developed by a team from Scentsy, Velata Fondue Systems offer cute fondue warmers that are dishwasher and microwave safe. They use the heat from a light bulb to keep the chocolate or cheese warm. The sell premium Belgian chocolates in the easy-to-use packets and now they also offer Velata cheese fondue in fun flavors such as Rich Bacon Cheddar and Smoked Gouda.

Check out the Velata website for more information on products and parties.


One reader will win a Velata Fondue Warmer as well as two packages of Velata Premium Chocolate and a cheese.

To enter, leave a comment on this post. You may receive up to 2 extra entries by sharing this contest on Facebook or Twitter. Leave additional comments for sharing. The contest will be open to entries until Friday, August 16th at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be chosen randomly from the comments and announced on Saturday, August 17th (my birthday present to you!). Open to US residents only.

148 comments:

  1. This looks like a lot of fun! Love that it's easy and cute!

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  2. Looks like fun! Always wanted to do fondu but didn't want to deal with the mess. Looks like a great product.

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  3. I love the Velata warmers and how easy it is! I can't believe I don't own one yet! My sister in law uses them all the time.

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  4. I think this would be super fun to use for parties, date night and a girls night in or Pinterest party!

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  5. Tweeted here! https://twitter.com/NiteOwlCreates/status/367442253989441537

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  6. I have never tried a fondue set but this one looks easy and not big and clucky to clutter my kitchen up!! good luck all
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  7. i tweeted about it here https://twitter.com/kalona522/status/367782204799074304

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  8. I'm so glad I found this blog last night! I've been hooked all day! This is such a fantastic idea for a nice night in. My sister's birthday's coming up next month and I think a fondue warmer might be just what we need to jazz up our family party!

    Kristi BOnus
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  9. mouth watering :)
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  10. I tweeted here https://twitter.com/BedeliasSpot/status/367792659881922561

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  11. I fb'd here https://www.facebook.com/bedelia.spot/posts/1383303535230643

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  12. I love fondue!
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  15. we really enjoy fondue-ing (yea, i know it's not a REAL word) and this is the cutest fondue warmer I've ever seen!

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  16. I love fondue! This would be fun :)

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  17. My daughter would have a blast with this at her PJ birthday party coming up!

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  18. This looks like it would be so much fun! I have never had fondue but would love to try it sometime!

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  20. This would be fun with the kiddos!

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  21. Every Christms, I decide that I am going to get myself a fondue set, but usually I have spent too much on everyone else to go through with it. This looks great, and Christmas in August would be fantastic! :)

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  22. This is amazing and would be totally perfect for someone (me) that lives in a tiny apartment :)

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  23. Thanks for the giveaway! This looks fabulous!
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  24. I think chocolate fondue is something anyone would enjoy. Yoyu could dip just about anything in chocolate and make it palatable. People eat chocolate covered grasshoppers for pete's sake.

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  25. I tweeted at https://twitter.com/1froglegs/status/368061378927415296

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  26. I shared on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/david.lintz.12/posts/625889990777906

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  27. Oh my gosh looks so good! My cousin just started selling it but I would like to get to try it out first!

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  28. This would be fun!
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  29. I would love to win this. Looks like fun! I've never "fondued".

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  30. I tweeted

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  31. I think this would be something fun to do with my kids!

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  32. This looks so easy and yummy. I definitely would love to have one :)

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  35. I love chocolate and would love one of these

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  36. i wanna win! eclairre(AT)ymail(DOT)com

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  37. Well this is just TOO cool! It's CUTE and doesn't look like its a total pain to use/care for

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  38. This is awesome! So cute and perfect!

    Thanks!
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  39. I love to entertain and this would be great!

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  40. This looks like such delicious fun!

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  41. What a modern twist to fondue! I would love to use this for entertaining Kaitlin.M.Schott (at) hotmail dot com

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  42. https://www.facebook.com/ayana.ballesteros/posts/366349540159205

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  43. Thanks for the giveaway. I would love to win.

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  44. This looks like something fun the kids would enjoy it too! Thanks for the giveaway! My email is jenpsht at gmail

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  45. I shared on facebook https://www.facebook.com/jennie.sanderson.7/posts/10201616473395231

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  46. This looks yummy & so fun!

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  48. My grandkids would love this.
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  51. This would be great for holiday and special occasions.
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  52. This would be perfect for date night once the kids go to bed!
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  53. That looks like fun.I would love to have fondue party.Thanks for the giveaway:)
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  54. My kids would love this! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  56. Looks like a lot of fun and yumm, too!
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  57. i love chocolate!

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  58. tweet: https://twitter.com/heyfrugalmommy/status/368411624773664768

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  59. this is the cutest little fondue maker! perfect for two people

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  61. Thank you so much for the giveaway!

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  62. This looks so great! I love chocolate fondue!
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  64. This looks so great! I love chocolate fondue!
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  66. This looks so great! I love chocolate fondue!
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  67. This looks so great! I love chocolate fondue!
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  68. this looks SO cool!

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  69. how neat!! i would love this!! senior06chs@aol.com

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  70. i shared on fb https://www.facebook.com/kemberley.crosswhite/posts/10151844639121873 senior06chs@aol.com

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  71. Chocolate and cheese are my favorite things. They are good with everything! I would use this way too often

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  72. I'd like to win!

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  73. looks yummy amandahoffman35@yahoo.com

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  74. This would be perfect for my family dinner get together coming up!! I hope to win this great prize! Thank you for the chance! :)
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  77. I love anything dipped in chocolate!

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  78. Yum! my daughter would love this!

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  79. This looks like it would be delicious & so much fun! Thanks :)
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  82. OMGosh, this looks cool! misha.hettie@gmail.com

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  83. I love dipping strawberries in melted chocolate. This would make it so much easier.

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  84. How fun! A great conversation starter.
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  86. I think it would be so cool to have a fondue set at my house. I love dipping Rice Krispie treats in melted chocolate. Email: yona(at)pricelesswriters.com

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  87. This looks like fun. My family would love this. Thanks for a wonderful giveaway.

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  88. Yum I would dip raspberries and blueberries.

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  89. I love this Veleta Fondue System and I like that it can be used for cheese or chocolate, sounds great and sounds easy to use. Holidays are coming up and it would be a great deal for my granddaughters to use at our family gathering..

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  90. Mm that looks awesome! And what a perfect girls night thing! It would also be fun for Christmas or other family gatherings!

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  91. I love this, it would make an awesome addition to any small gathering.
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  92. Just what I need to put some fun into dinner!

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  93. That looks so awesome! We had a fondue set once, but had to keep buying sterno and it was a pain to clean up...we don't have it anymore. Thanks for the great giveaway; I'd love to try this on a family night.

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  94. MMMM... I would love to try this out!

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  100. thanks for such a nice and yummy giveaway! this looks like such a thing to have for me and hubby! the last of 4 'fledglings' is moving out for good next week when he goes back to school, so this cute prize would really come in handy for our empty nest!

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  101. Thanks for the yummy giveaways!

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  102. This looks like fun and yummy. Thanks for the chance.

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  103. Thank you always wanted to try this,natbelinsky@verizon.net

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  104. this is such a fun idea! my kids would love this.

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  105. Can we say yum Thank you

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  106. This woudl be AMAZING to win for parties! Yummy in my tummy!!!!

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  107. We have a tradition where we fondue every Christmas! This looks easy and yummy! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you!

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  110. I have always wanted one of these since I seen them.

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  111. Love to enter! Happy Early birthday you!

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  113. Thank you for the chance!!!

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  114. https://twitter.com/AbbySovko/status/368557104971251712

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  115. I'd love to have a cheese fondue party!

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  117. this would be so much fun for my daughter and hubby

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  120. Leaving a comment! Thanks for the giveaway.. what a delicious looking prize! :)

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  122. This would be a great for a late night, date night with the husband.

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  123. I'd like to win this so my daughter,my 2 sisters,my 2 nieces and my mom could have a fondue all girls party.Thank you :)
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  128. I love fondue!

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  129. Shared on Facebook

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  131. I've always loved fondue. There's something so fun about it...

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