Chocolate not only serves as a great assistant for drinks and desserts to become more delicious, but today TasteVN will transform it into a very familiar cake, which is flan. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get into the kitchen and make these two chocolate flan and cheese chocolate flan recipes right away!
1. Chocolate Flan
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chocolate Flan Serves 4
Chocolate powder 2 tablespoons Chicken eggs 4 Unsweetened milk 500 ml Condensed milk 400 ml Lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon Sugar 200 gr Salt a pinch
How to make Chocolate Flan
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Make caramel
Prepare a pot with 200g of sugar, 60ml of water, and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice and cook over medium heat for 5 – 7 minutes.
When the syrup boils, cook for another 5 minutes until it turns a brown color, then turn off the heat and pour it into molds to cool.
Tip: To avoid burnt caramel that tastes bitter, do not use too high heat and absolutely do not stir while cooking; just hold the pot handle to gently shake it.
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Mix the cocoa powder mixture
Take a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and 100ml of unsweetened fresh milk, then stir the mixture until well combined.
Then add the melted chocolate along with the remaining 400ml of unsweetened fresh milk into a bowl and continue to mix everything together.
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Mix the egg mixture
Take another bowl for 4 chicken eggs, 400ml of condensed milk, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and a little salt, then stir until dissolved.
Then add the remaining cacao milk and continue to mix well together. Finally, use a sieve to strain the egg mixture.
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Pour the cake batter
After preparing the egg and cacao mixture, pour everything into a mold.
Tip: To prevent the cake from overflowing while baking, pour about 2/3 of the mold.
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Steamed Cake
Prepare a tray to place the cake molds, then add some warm water to the tray and bake at 140 degrees Celsius for 60 minutes.
When the cake is cooked, take it out and let it cool for 30 – 60 minutes, then put it in the refrigerator for 6 – 8 hours to finish.
Tip:
- To avoid the cake surface from being pitted, you can cover it with aluminum foil.
- To minimize the bottom of the cake mold from being pitted, add water up to 1/2 of the tray.
- To check if the flan is done, use a knife or toothpick to lightly poke it; if it doesn’t stick, the cake is ready.
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Final Product
This chocolate flan has a faint aroma of vanilla and chocolate that captivates everyone, with a smooth flan that has a moderate sweetness—who could resist?
This wonderful flan is suitable for everyone, especially for small children who will absolutely love it. Give it a try!
2. Cheese Chocolate Flan
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Cheese Chocolate Flan For 4 people
Chocolate 150 gr Cream Cheese 230 gr Eggs 5 eggs Unsweetened milk 397 ml Condensed milk 350 ml Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon Sugar 200 gr Salt a pinch
How to make Chocolate Cheese Flan
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Melt the chocolate
Take a pot, put 300ml of water on the stove over medium heat. Then add 150gr of chocolate into a bowl placed on the pot and stir until the chocolate completely melts, then turn off the heat.
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Make the caramel
Prepare another pot, put 200gr of sugar and 1 tablespoon of water on the stove and cook over medium heat for 5 – 7 minutes.
When the sugar has melted, lower the heat and cook for an additional 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and pour it into a mold to cool.
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Whip the cream cheese
Take another bowl and add 230gr of cream cheese, then use a hand mixer to whip it until smooth.
Tip: If you don’t have a hand mixer, you can use a spoon as a substitute, but it will take much longer to do it.
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Mix the chocolate cream cheese egg mixture
After the cream cheese is smooth, add 5 eggs, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and a little salt, then continue to stir well.
Then add 250ml of condensed milk, 150g of melted chocolate, and 397ml of unsweetened fresh milk, and dissolve for another 3 – 5 minutes before preparing to pour into the mold.
Tip: To avoid the mixture having a lot of air bubbles causing the cake to be porous, you should beat at the lowest setting.
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Pour the cake batter
After all the ingredients have been well dissolved, pour the entire mixture into the mold.
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Baking the chocolate cheese flan
With the flan mold just poured, place it in a baking tray with a little warm water, then put it into the oven to bake at a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius for 40 – 50 minutes.
Once the cake is cooked, take it out and let it cool for at least 4 hours, then place it in the refrigerator for 1 – 2 hours, and it will be ready.
Tip: When taking the cake out, to avoid burns, you should use specialized oven gloves.
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Final Product
This chocolate cheese flan dessert is the perfect choice for weekends when the whole family can gather together and chat.
The flan has a beautiful brown color from the chocolate, the cake is soft and smooth without any holes, and inside, it is rich with the flavors of cheese and eggs. Your family will surely be amazed by your skills.
Successful Implementation Tips
Tips to make flan without holes
- Avoid making flan look unappealing by mixing the milk and egg mixture, as well as other ingredients, gently; do not whisk too hard and stir in one consistent direction.
- Another important tip is that before placing the flan mixture into the mold, you should use a sieve to strain any unmelted egg whites.
- When baking, you should place a cloth under the bottom of the cup or add a little warm water to the tray. Also, use a glass cup of a certain thickness, not too thin.
- Additionally, to prevent high temperatures from causing holes in the flan, you should bake in the middle rack.
How to fix a spoiled flan
- If the flan has holes, it may be due to using too high a temperature for baking; ideally, it should be around 150 – 180 degrees Celsius.
- While baking, if you observe cracks or puffing on the surface of the flan, it indicates that the temperature is too high; you should lower the baking tray to the middle rack.
How to store flan
- If you haven’t used all the flan, you can store it in the refrigerator’s cool compartment for only 5 – 7 days.
- To avoid the flan absorbing odors and spoiling quickly, you should absolutely not store it near other fresh foods with strong odors like meat, fish,…
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So the article above has provided you with 2 ways to make chocolate flan, cheese chocolate flan that you will fall in love with right away. Wishing you success with the 2 recipes mentioned above!
*Refer to images and recipes from 2 YouTube channels: El Mundo Eats and Home Cooking Adventure
