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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.

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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

  1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C.
  2. 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.
  3. Heat the milk with the chopped chocolate, stirring until fully melted, without letting it boil.
  4. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, yolks, 150 g of sugar, the vanilla and the pinch of salt.
  5. Gradually pour the chocolate milk over the eggs while whisking, then strain the mixture.
  6. Divide the custard among the caramelised ramekins.
  7. Place the ramekins in a baking dish, pour hot water halfway up their sides and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
  8. 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

Original Ecomely recipe.