Description
This Nutella Chocolate Flan Heart Shaped Valentine’s Dessert features a rich and creamy chocolate custard infused with Nutella and dark chocolate, baked to perfection and served with fresh berries and mint. It’s a decadent and elegant treat perfect for celebrating love and special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
Flan Mixture
- 4 eggs
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 12 ounce can evaporated milk (or milk of your choice)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup Nutella
- 4 ounces dark chocolate for melting
Garnishes
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Pomegranate arils
- Fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the flan.
- Melt chocolate mixture. In a medium saucepan, heat almond milk, add Nutella and dark chocolate. Stir continuously until the chocolate has completely melted and combined with the milk.
- Blend chocolate milk. Pour the chocolate mixture into a blender and blend for a few seconds until smooth and uniform.
- Mix flan base. In a large bowl, beat the eggs. Gradually beat in the sweetened condensed milk, blended chocolate milk mixture, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour into molds. Pour the egg mixture evenly into individual heart-shaped molds or ramekins.
- Prepare water bath. Place the filled molds inside a 2-quart square baking dish. Carefully pour boiling water into the baking dish around the molds to a depth of 1 inch to create a water bath.
- Bake the flan. Place the baking dish with molds on the oven rack and bake for 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center of the flan comes out clean.
- Cool the flan. Remove the molds from the oven and allow the flans to cool completely at room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled.
- Unmold. Before serving, use the recommended technique to easily unmold the flans without damaging them.
- Garnish and serve. Top each flan with fresh strawberries, blueberries, pomegranate arils, and fresh mint leaves to finish the presentation.
Notes
- To unmold flan easily: Remove from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Fill a shallow dish with hot tap water and place the mold in it for 5 seconds to loosen the custard.
- Tap the sides of the mold with your palm until you hear a sucking sound to break the seal.
- Place a plate on top of the mold, invert it, and shake firmly up and down until the seal breaks and the flan slides out.
- You can substitute almond milk with evaporated milk or whole milk if preferred.
- Ensure the water bath does not enter the molds to avoid soggy custards.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg
