Cocoa rum flan

Cocoa rum flan

Desserts

An Italian dessert without eggs: a chocolate, butter, and milk-based cream, thickened with flour, flavored with rum, and chilled in the refrigerator.

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This chocolate dessert is a traditional recipe that has been passed down through generations and has become a staple in the region. It’s a light and delicious cake, perfect for ending a meal.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total4 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$4.46 $0.56 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.11
  • $0.15
  • $2.01
  • $0.08
  • $0.92
  • $0.74
  • $0.45

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the sugar, vanilla sugar, cocoa, and flour.
  2. Gently stir over low heat until everything is well combined. ≈ 4 min
  3. Slowly pour in the milk while whisking, then let it simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Remove from the heat and add the rum. ≈ 3 min
  5. Pour servir, pourver the mixture into a buttered and floured mold, then let it cool before inverting it onto a serving plate.

The bill

Cocoa rum flan

  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • 25 g vanilla sugar$0.15
  • 50 g of unsweetened cocoa powder$2.01
  • 50 g of flour$0.08
  • 100 g of butter$0.92
  • 750 ml of milk$0.74
  • One small glass of rum, plus some for the mold.$0.45

Total$4.46

that's $0.56 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of sugar
  • 25 g vanilla sugar
  • 50 g of unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 50 g of flour
  • 100 g of butter
  • 750 ml of milk
  • One small glass of rum, plus some for the mold.

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