fondant
Americannoun
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fondants
plural
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a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
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a candy made of this paste.
noun
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a thick flavoured paste of sugar and water, used in sweets and icings
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a sweet made of this mixture
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of fondant
1875–80; < French: literally, melting, present participle of fondre to melt, found 3
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It's real chocolate, with real gooey fondant filling and even has the signature touch of the engraved twinkle.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
As such, it's not a huge surprise his name is called when the time comes for one contestant to pack their fondant and go.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2023
I love to make chocolate fondant; it’s really easy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
The original recipe is called “Le gâteau au chocolat fondant de Nathalie” on Page 14, and a photo on Page 15 shows a rather plain, if dense, chocolate cake with a slice taken out.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2023
They could make little fondant pencils, and maybe even some fondant apples, with little worms poking out.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
Unlike the firm fondants that I tried before, the Rococo creams have a softer, almost creamy consistency, and are circles, not ovals.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2015
There were cavaliers, sweeps, princesses, and beggar-maids, but no one attracted more notice than Fairy Queen, who instead of dancing glided about amongst the company, offering fondants and caramels from her big bonbonnière.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles
This degree may be used for making fondants, rich creams, cream for chocolates and fruit candying. 4th.
From The Candy Maker's Guide A Collection of Choice Recipes for Sugar Boiling by Fletcher Manufacturing Company
The students and the nurses were behind her; she knew they were eating sweets, for she heard a young man ask the young women if they would have any more fondants.
From Esther Waters by George (George Augustus) Moore
Leonetta's highly pigmented and sunburnt fingers suddenly ceased their twofold activity with the box of fondants and the pocket-portfolio of secret papers, and held a letter long and steadily before her eyes.
From Too Old for Dolls A Novel by Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici
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