Salted chocolate fondant

Indulge your inner chocoholic with this sumptuous melt-in-the-middle vegan salted chocolate fondant… 

Vegan salted chocolate fondant

By Gaz Oakley from Avant-Garde Vegan (www.instagram.com/avantgardevegan)

Serves 4 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 15 mins | Calories 453 (per serving)

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:

• 115g (4oz) plain flour
• 100g (3½oz) sugar
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 2 large Tbsp cacao/cocoa powder

Wet Ingredients:

• 115ml (4fl oz) cashew milk
• ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp cinnamon apple sauce (egg replacement)
• 60g (2oz) vegan margarine

For the Filling:

• 100g (3½oz) organic dark vegan chocolate, cut into cubes
• ¼ tsp Himalayan salt

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4 and grease four small pudding tins.
2. Place all of the wet ingredients in a small saucepan, then place over a low heat and stir until melted and combined.
3. Add the dry ingredients to a mixing bowl and combine well, then pour in the contents of the saucepan and stir until just combined.
4. Fill each of the pudding tins half way up with the mixture, then place 4-5 cubes of chocolate and a sprinkling of salt in the middle. Pour over the rest of the mixture, then give each tin a tap on the surface to level them out.
5. Place on a baking tray, then into the oven for 12 minutes.
6. Serve fresh from the oven with cherries and a sprinkling of organic cocoa powder.

For all your vegan pantry needs go to TheVeganKind Supermarket or for cookware check out Debenhams.

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