Chocolate Fondant Pudding
by Mags on Mar.09, 2009, under Desserts
Serves 4-6
Simply the best chocolate dessert you’ll ever taste!
- 9 oz/250g Quality Dark Chocolate or Couveture
- 5 oz/150g Butter
- 2/3 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp Good Quality Cocoa Powder
- 10 Eggs Separated
Nutrition: This is one of my favourite recipes. It is very low in sugar, lots of eggs for protein and if you use couveture (confectioners chocolate) it is much more pure than normal chocolate, being richer in cocoa solids. The health benefits of chocolate, i.e. reduced risk of heart disease and improved blood clotting are found in the cocoa solids. It can also be eaten straight from the fridge as a chocolate mousse as well as a hot chocolate soufflé!! You don’t get many more versatile sweets than that, and it is very quick and easy to make, and more importantly it is wheat free. The butter can be replaced with olive oil for dairy free too, if I ever take this off the menu for any length of time my customers start to get a bit surly!
METHOD
Melt the chocolate and butter together over simmering water.
In a large bowl mix the yolks with the cocoa.
Whisk the egg whites in a third bowl until soft peaks, then add the sugar and continue to whisk until firm.
When the chocolate has melted use a spatula to scrape it into the yolk mixture. Working quickly, whisk the chocolate and yolks until smooth.
Immediately fold one third of the whites into this to ‘loosen up’ the mix. Then fold in the rest of the whites and fold over until smooth and incorporated.
Divide between 4-6 pie dishes approx 5-6” in diameter. You can use any individual sized dishes; you can’t just make one big one of these!
Place in the fridge until set.
To cook, preheat your oven to 180-200c/350-400f (high). Place your puddings on a tray in t he oven for approx 8-10 minutes. As soon as they have puffed up and the top isn’t wobbly remove and top with a ball of ice cream. Dust with icing sugar and serve IMMEDIATELY!
The ice cream will slowly melt into the pudding, which will be all gooey and chocolaty in the middle. Delicious and decadent, but really not that bad for you. This will be a quick easy favourite in every household!
