Flan cake with cookies and chocolate
Flan cake with cookies and chocolate is a decadent dessert that combines the creaminess of flan, the richness of chocolate, and the crunchiness of cookies.
Ingredients for Grandma’s flan cake with cookies and chocolate
* 200 grams of sugar-free cookies
* 80 grams of butter
* FOR THE CREAM
* 35 grams of corn flour
* 500 milliliters of milk
* ½ lemon
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 3 egg yolks
* 2 tablespoons maple syrup
* FOR COVERAGE
* 300 grams of sugar-free fondant chocolate
* 200 milliliters of whipping cream
* TO DECORATE
* 30 grams of cac nibs
How to make grandma’s flan cake with cookies and chocolate
1. Crush the cookies
Crumble the cookies into a bowl, add the warm melted butter, and knead until you obtain a homogeneous dough.
2. Cover a mold
Line a rectangular springform mold with parchment paper. Cover the bottom with the cookie dough, in an even layer, and press it to make it compact. Reserve 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
3. Heat the milk
Dissolve the corn flour in 50 ml of cold milk. Heat the rest in a saucepan, with the washed lemon peel and cinnamon. Remove it before it boils, let it cool and strain.
4. Place the yolks
Place the yolks in a bowl. Add the syrup and the corn flour dissolved in the milk, and stir until you get a homogeneous preparation. Add it to the flavored milk, put it back on the heat and cook, stirring constantly, until it begins to thicken. Pour this cream into the mold, over the cookie layer and set aside in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
5. Chop the chocolate
Break the chocolate into pieces and place it in a bowl. Heat the cream to a boil and pour it over the chocolate; Let it rest for 1 minute and stir with a whisk until it melts. Then, let it cool and add it to the mold, on top of the cream layer.
6. Decorate the cake
Reserve in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Unmold the flan and serve it decorated with the cocoa nibs.
