Description
French Chocolate Flan is a decadent dessert that combines rich, creamy chocolate custard with a delicate chocolate tart base, topped with a glossy jam glaze. Perfect for impressing guests or indulging in a special treat.
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Custard:
3 egg yolks
2 whole eggs
1 cup (200g) white sugar
⅓ cup (42g) cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
2 ½ cups (600ml) whole milk
1 ¾ cups (400ml) heavy cream
7 oz (200g) dark chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon jam (for brushing on top)
For the Chocolate Tart Base:
1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour
⅓ cup (35g) icing sugar
¼ cup (25g) cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 stick (114g) butter, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- For the Tart Base: Combine flour, icing sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment. Mix melted butter with dry ingredients and vanilla extract until a thick paste forms. Knead dough, flatten into a circle larger than the pastry ring, and bake for 10 minutes. Immediately press pastry ring into baked dough to form the base.
- For the Custard: Whisk egg yolks, whole eggs, and sugar for 30 seconds. Add cornstarch and salt. Heat milk and cream in a saucepan, then temper eggs with the hot milk mixture. Return to the pan, cook until thickened, and stir in melted dark chocolate. Strain if needed.
- Assemble the Flan: Grease the pastry ring, pour in custard, smooth top, and bake for 50-60 minutes at 350°F until set around edges. Let cool and refrigerate overnight.
- Finishing: Remove flan from the pastry ring. Melt jam in the microwave and brush over the top for a glossy finish.
Notes
Use milk or white chocolate for a different flavor profile, but dark chocolate gives the flan a richer taste.
If you skip the tart base, bake the custard in a greased tart pan or pie dish.
Top with fresh fruit or toasted nuts for added texture and flavor.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 140mg
