Recipes
Salted caramel chocolate fondant
The perfect way for chocolate lovers to round off a date night dinner – with a special caramel surprise inside!
The perfect way for chocolate lovers to round off a date night dinner – with a special caramel surprise inside!
Cook: 30 Mins
Serves: 2
Price: £1.17 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 115g serving contains
Energy
2629kj
546kcal
2629kj
546kcal
27%
Fat
39.8g
39.8g
High
57%
57%
Saturates
22.7g
22.7g
High
114%
114%
Sugars
26.3g
26.3g
High
29%
29%
Salt
0.24g
0.24g
Low
4%
4%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2286kj/546kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
2286kj/546kcal
Ingredients
50g unsalted butter, chopped, plus a little extra for greasing
1tsp cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
50g dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa), broken into pieces
2 medium eggs, 1 whole plus 1 yolk only
25g caster sugar
15g plain flour
2tbsp salted caramel sauce (we used Bonne Maman Salted Caramel)
Method
1
Grease the insides of 2 small non-stick pudding basins with butter. Dust the insides with the cocoa to coat evenly, then turn the moulds upside down and tap gently to remove any excess.
2
Put the chocolate and butter in a bowl and melt in short bursts in the microwave, stirring between bursts, or melt in a small bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water. Mix together until smooth and set aside to cool.
3
Preheat the oven to 200ºC/180ºC fan/gas 6. In a clean, large bowl whisk together the egg, egg yolk and sugar using an electric whisk until pale, foamy and roughly doubled in size. This will take several minutes – the mixture will leave a ribbon trail when lifted out of the bowl.
4
Gently stir in the melted chocolate mixture, then sift over the flour and fold it in gently, taking care to not over mix.
5
Divide ¾ of the chocolate mixture between the moulds. Split the salted caramel between the two puds. Cover with the remaining chocolate mixture.
6
Put on a baking tray and bake for 10–11 mins until the fondants have risen but not cracked. Leave to sit for 30 secs before turning out. Dust with cocoa and serve.