Fondant potatoes – crispy on the outside, soft like butter on the inside

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Fondant potatoes

Name: Fondant potatoes – crispy on the outside, soft like butter on the inside
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 6 large waxy potatoes; 50 grams clarified butter; olive oil; 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 300 ml chicken stock; pepper and coarse sea salt to taste

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These fondant potatoes are a fantastic side dish, they're both delicious and pretty. Crispy potatoes on the outside with a soft, buttery inside.

45 minutes

4 persons

Side dishes

Nutrition balance score

Great

8.2/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

62.73 (Medium)

33.15 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

352.47 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

52.85 g
0.10 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

11.31 g
7.04 g

Proteins

6.77 g

Fiber

8.26 g

Sodium

626.46 mg

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To get the best result, use clarified butter, because it won’t burn as quickly or turn too dark. You can buy clarified butter (also called ghee), but it’s also easy to make yourself.

To make clarified butter, slowly melt dairy butter on low heat. You’ll see it separate into three layers: foam on top, clear yellow fat in the middle, and milk solids on the bottom. Scoop off the foam with a spoon or slotted spoon and leave as much of the milk solids behind as you can. For extra clear butter, you can pour it through a cheesecloth to filter out the milk solids (this step is optional).

Fondant potatoes come from classic French cooking. “Fondant” means “melting,” and it refers to the soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture inside the potato.

Recipe fondant potatoes

Ingredients

4 persons

6 waxy potatoes
50 gram clarified butter
olive oil
3 sprigs fresh thyme
300 ml. chicken stock
pepper and coarse sea salt
(to taste)

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oven-safe frying pan
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Recipe fondant potatoes allergens

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Celery

Milk

Made by Véronique

Published at 2025-05-21, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 45 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-10-04

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

30 minutes

Total time

45 minutes

Fondant potatoes – 45 minutes

The classic shape for fondant potatoes is round and barrel-like, but you can also cut them in another shape.

To make the round shape, slice large potatoes into thick pieces and use a round cutter to shape them (see photo).

Place the potatoes in a bowl of cold water to keep them from turning brown.

Preheat the oven to 210 degrees Celsius.

Before cooking, pat the potatoes dry with a paper towel or a clean dishcloth.

Heat the clarified butter with a splash of olive oil in an oven-safe frying pan.

Fry the potatoes until they are golden brown on both sides. Then pour in the chicken stock and add the sprigs of thyme. Place the pan in the oven.

Bake for about 30 minutes, or until most of the stock has been soaked up by the potatoes.

Season the fondant potatoes with pepper and coarse sea salt and serve right away.

They go really well with roasted green asparagus and pan-seared duck breast. Enjoy!

Tips!

Which potatoes are best for fondant potatoes?

Use waxy potatoes. Potatoes that are a bit floury or starchy will fall apart, and that’s not what you want for this dish.

Can I replace the chicken stock?

Classic fondant potatoes are made with chicken stock, but you can use vegetable stock instead for a vegetarian version. Just note that vegetable stock has a milder flavour, so the taste will be a bit different.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

352.47 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

52.85 g
0.10 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

11.31 g
7.04 g

Proteins

6.77 g

Fiber

8.26 g

Sodium

626.46 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

2.14 mg

Calcium

44.62 mg

Magnesium

65.55 mg

Potassium

65.55 mg

Phosphorus

158.63 mg

Copper

0.32 mg

Zinc

0.96 mg

Iodine

0.52 µg

Selenium

0.02 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

28.94 mg

Vitamine D

0.15 mg

Vitamine A

5.30 mg

Vitamine B1

0.24 mg

Vitamine B2

0.15 mg

Vitamine B6

0.76 mg

Vitamine B12

0.00 µg

Folic acid

27.18 µg

Vitamine E

0.08 mg

Vitamine K

2.86 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
1.5	large	waxy potatoes		246.00	51.00 g	-	0.30 g	-	6.00 g	7.50 g	9.00 mg	1.50 mg	27.00 mg	60.00 mg	1320.00 mg	150.00 mg	0.30 mg	0.90 mg	-	-	24.00 mg	-	-	0.24 mg	0.15 mg	0.75 mg	-	27.00 µg	-	-	-
12.5	gram	clarified butter	milk	91.88	0.09 g	0.09 g	10.31 g	6.75 g	0.09 g	-	0.63 mg	0.01 mg	1.63 mg	0.25 mg	1.88 mg	2.50 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	0.15 mg	0.13 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		olive oil		2.03	-	-	0.23 g	0.03 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.75	sprig	fresh thyme		3.67	0.55 g	-	0.04 g	0.01 g	0.12 g	0.32 g	0.20 mg	0.39 mg	9.00 mg	3.60 mg	13.73 mg	2.36 mg	0.01 mg	0.04 mg	-	-	3.60 mg	-	5.18 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-
75	ml	chicken stock	celery	4.50	0.08 g	-	0.38 g	0.22 g	0.38 g	-	277.50 mg	0.15 mg	3.00 mg	0.38 mg	3.00 mg	2.25 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		pepper and coarse sea salt		4.39	1.13 g	0.01 g	0.06 g	0.02 g	0.18 g	0.44 g	339.13 mg	0.09 mg	4.00 mg	1.33 mg	11.09 mg	1.51 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.52 µg	0.02 µg	1.34 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.18 µg	0.08 mg	2.86 µg	-
				352.47	52.85 g	0.10 g	11.31 g	7.04 g	6.77 g	8.26 g	626.46 mg	2.14 mg	44.62 mg	65.55 mg	1349.69 mg	158.63 mg	0.32 mg	0.96 mg	0.52 µg	0.02 µg	28.94 mg	0.15 mg	5.30 mg	0.24 mg	0.15 mg	0.76 mg	-	27.18 µg	0.08 mg	2.86 µg	-