Brazilian Brigadeiro Flan
A silky, chocolate-loaded Brazilian flan inspired by the iconic brigadeiro sweet. Smooth on the inside and topped with crunchy chocolate sprinkles, this showstopping dessert is surprisingly simple to make and absolutely impossible to resist at the dinner table.
🛒 Ingredients
8 servings
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz / 395 g)
- 1 can light cream (7 fl oz / 200 ml)
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons sweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3.5 oz (100 g) chocolate sprinkles
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Directions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350 °F (180 °C). In a blender, combine the condensed milk, cream, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and butter. Blend for 2–3 minutes until completely smooth and lump-free.
- 2
Generously butter a flan mold and carefully pour in the chocolate mixture.
- 3
Cover the mold tightly with aluminum foil. Set it inside a deep baking dish and pour hot water around it until it reaches halfway up the mold (water bath / bain-marie).
- 4
Bake for approximately 1 hour, until the flan is set and barely jiggles when gently shaken.
- 5
Remove from the oven, uncover, and let cool slightly at room temperature before refrigerating for 30 minutes.
- 6
Carefully unmold onto a serving plate, cover with chocolate sprinkles, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving chilled.
💡 Chef's Tip
For a less sweet flan, swap the granulated sugar for raw/coarse sugar in the same amount. Always seal the aluminum foil tightly to prevent water from seeping into the mold during baking — this is the key to a perfect texture.
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