Hot Chocolate Flan with White Chocolate Sauce
Recipe from Family Circle

Impress your guests with this heavenly dessert recipe. Serve wedges of mocha flan on a pool of velvety smooth white chocolate sauce.


Hot Chocolate Flan with White Chocolate Sauce


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Servings: 10 servings
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Ingredients
 
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  •     Flan:On Sale
  • 1/3  cup  unsweetened cocoa powderOn Sale
  • 1-1/2  teaspoons  instant espresso powderOn Sale
  • 1/3  cup  boiling waterOn Sale
  • 1-1/4  cups  sugarOn Sale
  • 3    eggsOn Sale
  • 3    egg yolksOn Sale
  • 1  can  (12 ounces) evaporated milkOn Sale
  • 1  cup  half-and-halfOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  vanillaOn Sale
  •     White Chocolate Sauce:On Sale
  • 1/2  cup  heavy creamOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  sugarOn Sale
  • 3  ounces  premium white-chocolate baking bars, chopped (1/2 cup)On Sale
  • 1/2  teaspoon  vanillaOn Sale
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
2.
Flan: Stir together cocoa powder, espresso powder and boiling water in small bowl until smooth.
3.
Place 3/4 cup sugar in 8-inch round metal cake pan. Place pan over medium-high heat. Very carefully, with potholders, shake pan. As sugar begins to melt, stir until sugar becomes amber-colored; watch carefully since sugar will change color quickly. Remove pan from heat; carefully tilt pan all around until caramel thickens and coats sides and bottom of pan. Let cool.
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Whisk eggs, yolks and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl. Whisk in evaporated milk, half-and-half, cocoa mixture and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Place in larger pan on middle oven rack. Pour boiling water into large pan to depth of 1 inch.
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Bake in 325 degrees F oven 65 minutes or until flan is set and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from water bath; let cool on rack 20 minutes. Run knife around edge; refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
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White Chocolate Sauce: Bring cream and sugar to boiling in small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate; let stand 3 minutes. Whisk in vanilla until chocolate is melted. Transfer to small bowl; cover and chill.
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Twirl pan to make sure flan is loose. Invert serving dish with 1/2-inch lip over pan; unmold flan onto plate, letting caramel pour over flan. Slice into wedges. Serve with sauce.
Nutrition information
Calories 317, Total Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 9 g, Cholesterol 166 mg, Sodium 82 mg, Carbohydrate 38 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 7 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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How to Make Flan
When you want a creamy dessert that's more sophisticated than pudding, it's time to learn how to make flan. This rich, custard-based treat topped with caramelized sugar is often associated with Spanish, Mexican or Central and South American cuisines, but flan (rhymes with "faun") is believed to have originated in Rome, one of the first places where chickens were kept for their eggs. The original dish was more savory than sweet.

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