Chocolatefoundantpuddings Recipes

CHOCOLATE FONDANT

Steps:

• First get your moulds ready. Using upward strokes, heavily brush melted butter (use 50g in total) all over the inside of the pudding mould. Place the mould in the fridge or freezer. Brush more melted butter over the chilled butter, then add a good spoonful of cocoa powder into the mould. Tip the mould so the powder completely coats the butter. Tap any excess cocoa back into the jar, then repeat with the next mould.
• Place a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, then slowly melt 200g good-quality dark chocolate and 200g butter, both chopped into small pieces, together. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir until smooth. Leave to cool for about 10 mins.
• In a separate bowl whisk 4 eggs and 4 egg yolks together with 200g golden caster sugar until thick and pale and the whisk leaves a trail; use an electric whisk if you want. Sift 200g plain flour into the eggs, then beat together.
• Pour the melted chocolate into the egg mixture in thirds, beating well between each addition, until all the chocolate is added and the mixture is completely combined to a loose cake batter.
• Tip the fondant batter into a jug, then evenly divide between the moulds. The fondants can now be frozen for up to a month and cooked from frozen. Chill for at least 20 mins or up to the night before. To bake from frozen, simply carry on as stated, adding 5 mins more to the cooking time.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Place the fondants on a baking tray, then cook for 10-12 mins until the tops have formed a crust and they are starting to come away from the sides of their moulds. Remove from the oven, then leave to sit for 1 min before turning out.
• Loosen the fondants by moving the tops very gently so they come away from the sides, easing them out of the moulds. Tip each fondant slightly onto your hand so you know it has come away, then tip back into the mould ready to plate up.
• Starting from the middle of each plate, squeeze a spiral of caramel sauce - do all the plates you need before you go on to the next stage.
• Sit a fondant in the middle of each plate. Using a large spoon dipped in hot water, scoop a 'quenelle' of ice cream.
• Carefully place the ice cream on top of the fondant, then serve immediately. Repeat with the rest of the fondants.

QUICK CHOCOLATE PUDDINGS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups milk,1/4 cup sugar, and salt to a boil over medium heat.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together remaining 1/4 cup sugar, cocoa powder, and cornstarch. Whisk in remaining 1/4 cup milk until smooth.
• In a steady stream, whisk cocoa-powder mixture into milk mixture in pan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and returned to a boil, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate, butter, and vanilla. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Stir to combine.
• Divide pudding among six custard cups or small bowls. Cool to room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. Serve puddings with a dollop of whipped cream.

GOOEY CHOCOLATE PUDDINGS

Steps:

• Before you've even taken your coat off, put the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler above simmering water. Whisk every now and again until melted. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, and flour until just blended. Gradually whisk in the melted chocolate mixture. Set aside.
• Grease 4 (1-cup) ramekins with butter and add flour to cover the butter, tapping the ramekins to get rid of excess. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F about half an hour before you want to eat the puddings. And I'd leave cooking them until you've finished the main course. It doesn't matter if there's no food on the table for 10 minutes; and these do have to be done at the last minute.
• So, pour the mixture into the ramekins and put them on a baking sheet in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, until the tops are firm and cracking slightly and the edges set. Serve immediately and consider providing a pitcher of cold, cold cream for people to pour into their pudding's hotly deliquescing interior as they eat.

CHOCOLATE FONDANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Butter and flour a large 4-cup muffin tin.
• Melt butter and semisweet chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat; stir until smooth and shiny, about 3 minutes.
• Mix 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar and flour together in a bowl. Add eggs 1 at a time. Add butter-chocolate mixture gradually; stir until well combined. Pour evenly into the prepared muffin cups; add a candy kiss in the center of each one, making sure it is covered by the chocolate mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until mostly set but still runny in the center, about 10 minutes. Allow to cool before eating, about 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE FONDANT PUDDING

Steps:

• preheat the oven to 200 degrees/ 400 f / gas mark 6. Break the chocolate into a bowl and add the brandy and butter. Heat over a pan of simmering water to melt slowly.
• once melted, remove from the heat and stir untill smooth. Place the eggs , yolks , vanilla extract and sugar in a bowl and whisk using a hand held eletronic whisk. Whisk the mixture untill it has thickened and has a mousse texture and doubled in volume.
• Pour the melted chocolate and fold into the mixture. Sift the flour into the bowl and then carefully fold all the ingredients together. It will take a few minutes to be mixed throughly. Spoon the mixture into 6 heat resistant ramekins and place on baking tray.
• Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes , or untill the pudding has risen and firm to touch (the centre of the pudding should still be melted).
• Leave to stand for 2 minutes and then turn out the pudding upside down into individual plates. Serve straight away with cream.