Chocolate Fondants

These rich chocolate fondants are pure decadence — crisp on the outside, luxuriously molten inside. With pistachio crunch and creamy pistachio ice cream, it’s a dessert lover’s dream from the dessert master, James! James used ingredients from Granny Gothards.

Ingredients

To line the moulds
  • 15g butter
  • 1 tbs cocoa powder
  • 1 tbs finely chopped pistachios
Fondants
  • 125g dark chocolate
  • 125g  butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 100g  caster sugar
  • 60g plain flour
To serve
  • Cocoa powder to dust
  • Pistachio ice cream

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200c.

Brush 6 x 8cm dariole moulds with butter then coat in cocoa powder and nuts.

Melt the butter and chocolate together, add the sugar flour and eggs and whisk for 30 seconds, then divide between the 6 moulds place onto a baking tray and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Leave to rest for 2 minutes.

Blitz ½ the strawberries to a puree fold through the rest of the strawberries to coat.

Tip onto plates then dust cocoa powder spoon a quenelle of cream on the side and spoon the strawberries  around serve with the wine.

Ingredients

To line the moulds
  • 15g butter
  • 1 tbs cocoa powder
  • 1 tbs finely chopped pistachios
Fondants
  • 125g dark chocolate
  • 125g  butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 100g  caster sugar
  • 60g plain flour
To serve
  • Cocoa powder to dust
  • Pistachio ice cream

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200c.

Brush 6 x 8cm dariole moulds with butter then coat in cocoa powder and nuts.

Melt the butter and chocolate together, add the sugar flour and eggs and whisk for 30 seconds, then divide between the 6 moulds place onto a baking tray and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Leave to rest for 2 minutes.

Blitz ½ the strawberries to a puree fold through the rest of the strawberries to coat.

Tip onto plates then dust cocoa powder spoon a quenelle of cream on the side and spoon the strawberries  around serve with the wine.