
Desserts
Chocolate flan
A dense, smooth chocolate flan, baked in a water bath and topped with caramel, best eaten well chilled. It is a classic of restaurants and family celebrations in Cuba.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Caramel
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
391 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbohydrates
- 53.4 g
- Fat
- 14.8 g
- of which saturated fat
- 7.4 g
- Fiber
- 1.5 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160 °C.
- Make the caramel: melt 100 g of sugar with 3 tablespoons of water in a saucepan until amber, then divide it between the bottoms of 6 ramekins.
- Heat the milk with the chopped chocolate, stirring until fully melted, without letting it boil.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs, yolks, 150 g of sugar, the vanilla and the pinch of salt.
- Gradually pour the chocolate milk over the eggs while whisking, then strain the mixture.
- Divide the custard among the caramelised ramekins.
- Place the ramekins in a baking dish, pour hot water halfway up their sides and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
- Let cool, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours before turning out onto plates.
Variations and tips
Orange version. Add the zest of one orange to the warm milk when melting the chocolate.
More ideas
Boliche3 h 20 · 6 serv.Arroz con leche de guayaba55 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyCasquitos de guayaba (casquitos de guayaba)2 h · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyDulce de boniato con coco50 min · 4 serv.Ensalada de papa50 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyBatido de chirimoya10 min · 2 serv. · budget-friendlyCamarones enchilados (Cuban shrimp in spiced tomato sauce)35 min · 4 serv.Cangrejo enchilado (jaiba enchilada)1 h · 4 serv. · budget-friendly
Original Ecomely recipe.

Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba