Chocolate Fondant

Name: Chocolate Fondant
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 SERVINGS
Cuisine: Francouzská kuchyně
Ingredients: 100 g butter and butter for greasing the molds; 250 g dark chocolate; 4 eggs; 150 g granulated sugar; 30 g all-purpose flour; sugar for dusting the molds and for garnish; mint leaves for garnish; 2 tablespoons cherry brandy; 50 g granulated sugar; 20 g vanilla sugar; 20 g cornstarch; 300 g frozen cherries; This dessert pairs perfectly with chocolate or nutty port wine.

5 SERVINGS

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INGREDIENTS FOR FONDANT

100 g butter and butter for greasing the molds
250 g dark chocolate
4 eggs
150 g granulated sugar
30 g all-purpose flour
sugar for dusting the molds and for garnish
mint leaves for garnish

INGREDIENTS FOR CHERRY SAUCE

2 tablespoons cherry brandy
50 g granulated sugar
20 g vanilla sugar
20 g cornstarch
300 g frozen cherries

WINE PAIRING

This dessert pairs perfectly with chocolate or nutty port wine.

FONDANT INSTRUCTIONS

1
Preheat the oven to 195 °C.
2
Grease the molds with butter and dust with sugar.
3
Melt the butter and chocolate in a bain-marie. Stir and let cool partially.
4
In a stand mixer bowl, mix eggs, granulated sugar, and flour. Slowly incorporate the chocolate mixture at lower speed. Do not whisk for too long, or the batter would lighten.
5
Pour the batter into the prepared molds, place in the preheated oven, and bake for 10 minutes. The center of the baked fondants must remain liquid. Carefully cut the edges of the molds with a knife and turn out the fondant onto a plate.
6
Add the cherry sauce, lightly dust with powdered sugar, and garnish with a mint leaf. Serve immediately.

CHERRY SAUCE INSTRUCTIONS

1
Pour 200 ml of water and cherry brandy into a saucepan and add sugar. Start heating and gradually add cornstarch, stirring constantly with a whisk to prevent lumps. Bring to a boil and add frozen cherries.
2
Simmer over low heat until the cherries are warmed through. Then strain them and set aside. Reduce the juice to a thick consistency, add the drained cherries, mix, and let cool.

Tip

For preparation, you will need 5 baking dishes Ø 8 cm, height 4.5 cm. If you have silicone molds, it is not necessary to grease them with butter and dust with sugar. The higher the quality of chocolate you use, the better the resulting taste of the dessert will be.

Roman Vaněk

Tip: For an especially delicate flavor, you can finish the sauce with a drop of lemon juice. Homemade spaetzle or wide noodles, which perfectly soak up the creamy sauce, are an excellent side dish.