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    Published: Apr 15, 2019 · Modified: Apr 29, 2021 by Denise Browning · "This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission." · 79 Comments

    Brigadeirao (Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Flan)


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    Brigadeirao is an easy family-size chocolate fudge flan made in the blender and baked in 40 minutes. It's gluten-free, rich, fudgy, and addictive!!!

    A close up of half brigadeirao on a plate

    If brigadeiro is THE THING, just imagine a brigadeirão -- a family-size brigadeiro. 

    Goodness, my mouth is watering like crazy just thinking about it! 🙂

    When I told one of my daughters that I was going to make brigadeirao, her face totally lit up.

    I have to confess -- mine did, too! It's fudgy and so addictive!

    On top of that, it's easy to prepare. All we have to do is to blend a few ingredients in the blender and then bake in a ring pan for about 40 minutes. 

    It requires no special cooking skills, yet is a hit among people of all ages. 

    The secret is in the quality of the cocoa powder that you use and of course, in being careful not to overbake it. And that's all!

    Unlike a caramel flan, brigadeirao requires no caramel or tempering of yolks. 😉 

    Well are you ready for your new fave dessert?

    HOW TO MAKE BRIGADEIRAO (BRAZILIAN CHOCOLATE FUDGE FLAN) 

    Preheat the oven to 350º F (180º C). Grease a 8-inch (20 cm) ring pan with butter or cooking spray. Sprinkle sugar all over; set aside.

    Blend all ingredients (except the sprinkles.) in a blender until smooth. Pour mixture into the prepared pan.

    Bake in a bain-Marie for about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, run a knife the edge around carefully, and place on a rack to cool.

    brigadeirao batter into the baking pan

    Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edge gently, and place on a rack to cool.

    Then, cover and refrigerate for about at least 4 hours, or until chilled and set.

    Last, run a knife around again and invert onto a plate. You may have to tap bottom of the pan to encourage unmolding. 

    Serve chilled with chocolate sprinkles on top. If desired, drizzle chocolate fudge on the edges. 

    A plate with brigadeirao, Brazilian chocolate fudge flan and a spoon on the side

    For a vegan brigadeirao recipe, click here. 

    What Is a Bain-Marie? 

    Bain-marie (or Mary's Bath) is the French term for a 'hot water bath' or double boiler, and it's used for cooking custards, creating gentle, uniform heat around the food.

    Its creation is credited to the alchemist, Mary the Jewess. 

    Bain-Marie Method

    It's a simple method!

    Pour boiling water into a larger baking dish and then place ring pan inside.

    Make sure water comes about halfway up the sides of the ring pan.

    If you don’t have enough boiling water, just add hot tap water instead, making sure to not splash any into the custard. 

    Did you know that flans as well as cheesecakes fall into the category of custards?!

    How Do You Pronounce Brigadeirao?

    Here is one way to get close to the Portuguese pronunciation: if you say "bree-ga-day-ROWN" using rolled r's. 

    Even better, don't actually touch the roof of your mouth or teeth with the tip of your tongue when it comes time for the N in ROWN-- just bring it very close. 

    Repeat several times and you'll get the hang of it. Or if you want, you could call this treat Big Brigadeiro or Giant Brigadeiro! It's all good!

    Brigadeirao Ingredients

    Although there are variations, its main ingredients are sweetened condensed milk, milk, cocoa powder, eggs, sugar, and chocolate sprinkles. 

    How to Store Brigadeirao

    Store brigadeirao covered in the fridge for up to 5 days.

    Do not freeze! Why? This is a large flan and most flans don't freeze well.

    But if you'd like to give it a try (at your own risk):

    1. Adjust your freezer to 0 degrees F and cut cool brigadeirao into quarters.
    2. Then, seal in freezer plastic bags for storing up to 1 month.
    3. Thaw in the fridge and serve. 

    a slice of brigadeirao partially eaten

    Serving Occasions

    Serve brigadeirao all year round.

    It makes a great dessert for potlucks, get-together, Sunday meals as well as for Easter and Christmas depending on how you decorate it.

     

    half of brigadeirao with several fudge drizzles

    Other Chocolate Desserts

    Brazilian Chocolate Cake Roll

    Brigadeiro Cookies

    Triple Brigadeiro Cheesecake Tart

    Vegan Chocolate Pot de Creme

    Hot Chocolate Fudge

    Hot Chocolate Trifle

    Also, find out everything you ever wanted to know about brigadeiro here.

    PIN & ENJOY!

    A close up of a slice of brigadeirao with chocolate sauce pouring from top to bottom

     

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    Brigadeirao (Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Flan)

    Brigadeirao is an easy family-size chocolate fudge flan made in the blender and baked in 40 minutes. It's decadent, fudgy, and addictive!!!  
    Course:Dessert
    Cuisine:Brazilian
    Keywords:brigadeirao, brigadeiro flan, chocolate flan, chocolate flan recipe, gluten-free desserts
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes
    Total Time 50 minutes
    Servings 12
    Calories310 kcal
    Author Denise Browning
    Cost $ 0,33 per person

    Ingredients

    • 28 oz sweetened condensed milk (or two 14-oz cans)
    • 1 cup whole milk
    • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • ½ cup sugar
    • ½ tablespoon cornstarch
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 4 large eggs at room temperature
    • ¼ cup chocolate sprinkles good quality

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350º F (180º C). Grease a 8-inch (20 cm) ring pan with butter or no stick cooking spray. Sprinkle sugar all over. Set aside.
    • Blend all ingredients (except the sprinkles.) in a blender until smooth. Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Bake in a bain-Marie for about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, run a knife the edge around carefully, and place on a rack to cool.  
    • Cover and refrigerate for about at least 4 hours, or until chilled and set. Run a knife around again and invert onto a plate. You may have to tap bottom of the pan to encourage unmolding. 
    • Serve with chocolate sprinkles on top. If desired, drizzle chocolate fudge on the edges. 

    Recipe Video

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    Recipe Notes

    • BAIN-MARIE:  Place hot water in a large baking pan and place ring pan inside. Make sure water comes halfway up the side of the pan. 
    • Store brigadeirao covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Do not freeze! Why? This is a large flan and most flans don't freeze well. But if you'd like to give it a try (at your own risk):
    1. Adjust your freezer to 0 degrees F and cut cool brigadeirao into quarters.
    2. Then, wrap in freezer plastic bags for storing up to 1 month.
    3. Thaw in the fridge and serve. 
    • Serve brigadeirao all year round. It makes a great dessert for potlucks, get-togethers, or Sunday meals, as well as for Easter and Christmas, depending on how you decorate it.  
    • ★ Did you make this recipe? Please, give it a star rating below!! 
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 228mg | Iron: 1.4mg

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    1. Salma says

      June 27, 2020 at 10:43 am

      Hello again I tried the recipe and it turned out great! So yummy! I have a question though can I substitute sugar with honey or pure maple syrup? If yes can you please tell me how to adjust the amounts? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        June 28, 2020 at 6:11 pm

        Hi Salma! I am glad you enjoyed the recipe. I have never tested this brigadeirao recipe with honey as a replacement for sugar. If you use a sweetened cocoa powder instead, you may simply omit sugar in the batter. I only added sugar because I used an unsweetened cocoa powder -- the sugar is only to balance the chocolate flavor resulting in a bittersweet chocolate dessert instead of a bitter, dark chocolate flavor.
        I cannot guarantee the same results if you decide to use honey but if you are willing to try at your own risk, here are a few general rules for baking:

        1. For every 1 cup of sugar, substitute 1/2 to 2/3 cup honey.
        2. For every 1 cup of honey you're using, subtract 1/4 cup of milk from the recipe.
        3. Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda for every 1 cup honey used.
        4. Reduce the temperature of the oven by 25°F so the flan will not brown too quickly.

        Thanks for stopping by!

        Reply
    2. Mary says

      December 31, 2020 at 10:33 am

      I don’t use real sugar. Instead, I use granulated Splenda. It measures out the same way as sugar.. can this be substituted for sugar. Also I use egg beaters for eggs, can I use this instead or use 2 eggs and substitute egg eaters for the rest of the eggs?

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        January 02, 2021 at 6:14 pm

        Hi Mary! If you prefer to use Splenda instead of real sugar, I advise you to double the amount of Splenda called for sugar in the recipe. As for egg beaters, if it comes with both yolks and whites, you may use it in the same amount required for whole eggs. But this will be a test because you may not obtain with the egg beaters the same amount of yolks and whites in whole eggs.

        Reply
    3. Randa alahmad says

      January 15, 2022 at 3:17 am

      Hi this looks really good but my husband doesn't like chocolate, can this be made without chocolate??

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        January 15, 2022 at 9:27 pm

        Hi Randa! I have never made it without cocoa powder. But if I had to make it without, I'd try it with creamy peanut butter (about 1 cup to replace the cocoa powder). If you prefer vanilla, add about 1-2 tbsp of pure vanilla extract instead of 1 tsp, and skip the cocoa powder. It may take mroe time to bake. But be aware these are suggestions. I have never tried without the cocoa powder. This si a traditional recipe! If you make it following one of teh suggestions, please return and let me know how it turned out. Thank you again!

        Reply
    4. Joanne says

      January 24, 2022 at 3:17 am

      Can almond milk be substituted for the whole milk?

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        January 24, 2022 at 6:30 pm

        Yes it can!

        Reply
    5. Lynne Krawczyk says

      February 06, 2022 at 8:22 pm

      Help! My Brigaderiao did not harden. I was very liquidy. I even added move cooking time. My ingredients were all room temperature. Please tell me what I could have done wrong. I am so anxious to try it!

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        February 07, 2022 at 7:13 pm

        Sorry that I was away from my computer yesterday Lynne! Many factors could have affected the final consistency of your brigadeirao. Here are a few:
        1. If you used a smaller baking pan, it will affect the final cooking time. Smaller, deeper baking pans require a longer time to cook. Or if you used a baking pan that doesn't have a ring/hole in the center. Ring pans cook faster than a regular round cake pan.
        2. Have you replaced any ingredients?
        3. The bathwater has to be boiling hot from the very beginning and must reach halfway up high the brigadeirao baking pan.
        4. Your oven is not heating properly.
        5. Although it took me 40-45 minutes to cook in my oven under all the conditions stated in the recipe, it can vary in other ovens. The brigadeirao is ready when it is set on top and jiggly like a flan yet firm enough to not be liquidy.
        I am so sorry! I wish I was there to help you! Please let me know if you did something different like those things stated above so we can figure out what went wrong and avoid it next time.

        Reply
    6. Tanya says

      February 13, 2022 at 12:02 am

      5 stars
      I love me a chocolate flan. Tried it at a cafe called Paul’s many many years ago. I fell in love. They stopped making it a week later and I have never found a chocolate flan anywhere and I travel alot. I tried this recipe last night and even though I had only 1/2 cup of cocoa, I used 1 cup of sweetened drinking chocolate powder and didn’t use any sugar. Took me 55 mins to bake, but the outcome was fantastic. It looks divine and tastes amazing too. Wish I could post a photo of my brigadeirao. I’ve visited Brazil so many times for work n for the World Cup but never came across this dessert unfortunately

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        February 14, 2022 at 7:30 pm

        I am so glad you found our recipe, tried it, and enjoy it. If you would like to post your brigadeirao photo, please tag @easyanddelish on Instagram and I will be happy to add it to our story. Thanks a lot!

        Reply
    7. Leigh says

      March 15, 2022 at 9:46 am

      I have small custard pots, how do I adjust the cooking time to make individual flans? I assume I would still use a water bath.

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        March 15, 2022 at 10:12 pm

        Hi Leigh! Yes, you still use a water bath to cook this brigadeirao in your custard pots. The process is exactly the same. If your custard pots are about 6 to 8 ounces, it will take at least 25-35 minutes for this flan to be ready. More than the time, you should look for consistency. The dessert is ready when it is fully set and slightly jiggly. Make sure to let the flan cool and chill.

        Reply
    8. Elaine says

      March 26, 2022 at 9:09 pm

      Hi, Denise, One important piece of info that I should have mentioned; the tube pan has a removable bottom. The Brigadeirao is in the oven right now, but some of it leaked out of the bottom of the pan. Fortunately, I had the forethought to wrap the bottom of the pan with two layers of aluminum foil before I filled it and placed it in the bain-marie I am hoping I will be able to salvage some of this dessert. I will let you know!

      Reply
    9. Angela says

      April 09, 2022 at 2:11 pm

      Hi! Sounds delicious! Do you think a bundt pan would work for this?

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        April 09, 2022 at 4:08 pm

        Yes! But be aware that if your bundt pan has many design corners, it may get stuck on one of them and make it difficult to unmold without the flan breaking apart in some of those corners. Straight ring pans work best, but you can make it on bundt pans. Make sure to grease the entire pan extremely well!

        Reply
    10. Linda says

      April 16, 2022 at 10:14 am

      How long would you cook it if you made half a recipe?

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        April 16, 2022 at 6:28 pm

        Linda, more than the amount of batter, the baking time will depend on the size of your baking pan.
        If you are making half of the recipe and use the same size ring pan that I used, it will bake it about half of the time. But if you make half of the recipe and use a small ring baking pan, it may take 35-45 minutes for baking. The baking time depends on how deep or shallow the batter spread into the pan. Smaller pans tend to hold a high or deep batter, while large pans tend to hold a short or not-so-deep batter. The deeper the batter in the pan, the more time will take to bake and the taller will be the flan after baking. Make sense? Another thing, in any case if using a baking pan that has to ring or hole in the center, it will take more time to bake in the middle.

        Reply
    11. Nancy Conway says

      December 15, 2022 at 12:17 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutly delish! Seved it to a group and they loved it. Best of all, it's gluten free so everyone in the group could enjoy it.

      Reply
      • Denise Browning says

        December 19, 2022 at 3:19 pm

        Hi Nancy! I am so glad everyone could eat it and enjoyed our brigadeirao recipe. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

        Reply
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