Peanut Butter Chocolate Fondant
Peanut butter chocolate fondants from Step-By-Step Desserts by Caroline Bretherton and Kristan Raines. This indulgent dessert pairs together rich dark chocolate with salty peanut butter for the ultimate treat.
Introduction
This indulgent chocolate fondant is the ultimate dessert for anyone who loves peanut butter. The peanut butter centre melts to create a creamy, salty centre to the fondant, which cuts through the flavours of the chocolate.
This is the perfect dessert to serve up at a dinner party and can be made in advance. Simply wrap the fondant mixture in cling film once you’ve added it to the ramekins and chill up to 2 days ahead, or freeze them up to 1 month ahead. Bring to room temperature before baking.
Ingredients
| 150g | unsalted butter |
| 150g | finely chopped good quality dark chocolate |
| 3 | large eggs |
| 75g | caster sugar |
| 1 tbsp | plain flour |
| cocoa powder | |
| 4 tbsp | creamy peanut butter |
Essential kit
You will need four 200ml ramekins.
Method
Watch how to make the fondant:
Grease the ramekins with unsalted butter and place in the fridge to chill. Melt 150g of finely chopped, good-quality dark chocolate and unsalted butter together in a heatproof bowl, over a small saucepan of simmering water. Stir and leave to cool.
Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF/Gas 6). Whisk the eggs and caster sugar in a large bowl, until fluffy and tripled in volume. Whisk in the chocolate mixture until well combined. Sift the plain flour into the mixture and gently fold it in.
Lightly dust the ramekins with cocoa powder, shaking off any excess. Half-fill the ramekins with the fondant mixture, spreading it out to form an even base. Shape the peanut butter into balls and place one in each ramekin. Divide the remaining fondant mixture between the ramekins, covering the peanut butter completely.
Bake the fondants in the oven for 12 minutes, until the sides are set and the centre is soft to the touch. Leave to cool for 1 minute, before turning them out. Dust with cocoa powder, if desired, and serve immediately.
