Brigadeirao (Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Flan)
Ingredients
- 28 oz sweetened condensed milk (or two 14-oz cans)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup sugar plus extra to sprinkle the pan
- 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 the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake in bain-Marie for about 40 minutes (or more depending on your oven and the size of your pan). Please, read some important NOTES below. It will be ready when the top is set and the flan is slightly jiggly like a cheesecake. 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.
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Recipe Notes
- Baking time may vary depending on how well your oven heat/calibration, and the size, depth, and material of the pan. Large, less deep pans will bake the flan faster than small, deeper pans. Ring pans also bake flans faster than cake pans. In addition, prefer metal pans instead of glass or ceramic dishes which tend to not bake custards uniformly.
- When brigadeirao is ready? More than the time stated in my recipe, you need to understand this type of flan is ready when the top is set and the custard is jiggly like a cheesecake. As stated above, if you change anything in this recipe such as the size or the material of the pan, your baking time may be longer.
- BAIN-MARIE: Place hot water in a large baking pan and place the ring pan inside. Make sure water comes halfway up the side of the pan. This will help to bake the brigadeirao faster and uniformly.
- STORAGE: 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):
- Adjust your freezer to 0 degrees F and cut cool brigadeirao into quarters.
- Then, wrap in freezer plastic bags for storing up to 1 month.
- 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.
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