Want to make something that looks gourmet, but doesn’t take hours to make? Well this is totally the recipe for you. I’m obsessed with the fluffy interior and crispy exterior of these fondant potatoes- they’re seriously good! Don’t let their name scare you- although they sound super fancy, they are so easy to create, and use up hardly any ingredients, and chances are that you already have all of them in your home!
I usually get about 2 from each medium potato I use. I recommend using a 1 inch diameter round cookie cutter to get even disks, rather than what I did here (I just cut circles out of the potatoes which is why they are not totally even). They will taste the same, however if you wanted them to look identical, or wanted to go above and beyond for the presentation of your fondant potatoes, using a cookie cutter is certainly the way to go! You could also get creative and use different shaped cookie cutters like squares or ovals for example.
Enjoy these fondant potatoes? Consider checking out some of my other lunch and dinner recipes:
- Pizza dough and sauce
- Quinoa and tofu salad bowl
- Pad Thai with prawns
- Microwave wedges
- Smoky fried tofu
- Tofu, okra and aubergine curry
- Sweet potato gnocchi
- Potato soup with bacon
- Lemon and dill baked salmon
- Sweet soy air fryer tofu
- Rice noodle salad
- Roasted tomato and basil soup
- Superfood kale, potato and spinach
- Carrot and sweet potato soup
- Air fryer bbq chicken tenders
- Air fryer sweet potato dough balls
- Spaghetti Bolognese
- Chicken katsu curry
- Tuna nicoise salad
- Quinoa summer salad
- Maple and walnut crusted salmon
I seriously recommend a few cloves of garlic if you are non low FODMAP, it really takes these fondant potatoes to the next level! However, if you are following a low FODMAP diet, I recommend a drizzle of garlic infused olive oil when you pop your fondant potatoes into the oven. The dairy free butter helps make the potatoes taste more rich and creamy, whilst they bubble away inn your frying pan. This makes your kitchen smell seriously good!
Adding in stock when you put the fondant potatoes into the oven helps to cook them on the inside. They will absorb a large amount of the stock’s flavour, so ensure you pick a good stock! I opt for a low FODMAP stock from Bay’s Kitchen. Use my codes thelazylowfodmap5 to get 5% off when you spend over £25, and my code thelazylowfodmap10 to get 10% off when you spend over £40! The stock also makes the fondant potatoes so fluffy on the inside, whilst maintaining a crunchier outside!
It’s important to not leave your potatoes in the oven or sitting in the stock for too long, because you don’t want to run the risk of them getting too soggy. This would only happen if they are allowed to absorb too much of the stock. When I store these, I take them out of the stock and pop them into an airtight container. I then either reheat them briefly in my air fryer or in the oven, because I find that the texture can get a little weird if I put them into the microwave.
Ingredients: (makes 12)
- 5 medium potatoes
- Sunflower oil
- 3 tbsp dairy free butter
- 4 sprigs of rosemary
- 2 tsp dried thyme (I also recommend using fresh thyme)
- 500ml chicken or vegetable stock (ideally quite concentrated- I do 2 tbsp or 2 stock cubes)
Method:
Step 1: preheat your oven to 180°.
Step 2: chop you potatoes into 1 inch thick disks, and then use a 1 inch diameter cookie cutter to make them into disks. I usually just eyeball this but feel free to be more accurate.
Step 3: heat up your oil in the pan, and place your potato disks in. Fry on each side for 2 mins until golden on each side.
Step 4: add in your butter, rosemary and thyme. Whilst your butter melts, dissolve your stock.
Step 5: once your butter has completely melted, transfer the entire contents of the pan to a baking tin, and pour your stock until it comes 1/2 way up your potato disks.
Step 6: place the baking tin into the oven for around 20mins. Take out and serve!
These fondant potatoes will keep in the fridge for up to 4 days. Store in an airtight container.
Please send me pictures of your fondant potatoes, I would love to see them! My Instagram is TheLazyLowFODMAP – tag me in your posts or DM me your images so that I see them!
