fondant
Americannoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of fondant
1875–80; < French: literally, melting, present participle of fondre to melt, found 3
Example Sentences
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I love to make chocolate fondant; it’s really easy.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2023
The spring-time, choc treats vanished - along with their gooey fondant centres - from a unit in Telford on Saturday.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 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
The first challenge required contestants to bake eight identical cream puffs shaped like holiday characters — Lynch chose Christmas elves, filled with strawberry cream and topped with fondant hats.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022
I must’ve pushed too hard on the rolling pin, and now the fondant was way too thin.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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