Simple Vegan Chocolate Fondants
These fondants are a real crowd pleaser and make the perfect dinner party dessert. To be honest you can eat them with just about any meal but if you want to impress then they really have the wow factor! They are surprisingly quick and easy to make which is a definite bonus!
This recipe serves 4
Time: 30 Minutes
Equipment: oven, saucepan, large mixing bowl, sieve, wooden spoon,
INGREDIENTS:
Wet Ingredients
- 145ml/⅔ cup plant milk (soya or almond work best)
- 75g/⅓ vegan butter
- ¾ tsp cider vinegar
- 2½ tbsp smooth apple puree (homemade is better)
- 1 tsp of vanilla essence or vanilla bean paste
Dry Ingredients
- 145g/1⅓ cups plain flour
- 120g/½ cup caster sugar
- 3 tbsp raw cacao or cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Filling
- 100-150g/1 cup vegan dark chocolate of your choice
- To Serve (optional) Cacao or cocoa powder
METHOD:
Grease 4 muffin tins and set aside.
Place all of the wet ingredients into a saucepan and gently heat on a low-medium heat, stirring until melted and blended.
In a large mixing bowl, sieve the flour and add all of the dry ingredients, stirring until thoroughly combined.
Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until combined.
Fill the muffin moulds with the mixture until three quarters full.
Push 5-6 pieces of chocolate into the middle of each of the moulds until they are fully submerged into the mixture.
Place the moulds on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes.
Sprinkle with cacao and serve hot