Paleo Chocolate Cinnamon Flan

Paleo Chocolate Cinnamon Flan:

Paleo Chocolate Cinnamon Flan is a creamy Mexican style flan with a decadent chocolate cinnamon topping. Grain free, paleo, and low carb with dairy free and vegetarian options.

Made with coconut milk, real food ingredients, and antioxidants from the cinnamon and cocoa powder.  A healthy treat.

 Paleo Chocolate Cinnamon Flan:

Flan Ingredients:

• 2 large eggs
• 13.5 ounce can unsweetened coconut milk (not the light coconut milk), I used this one
• ⅔ cup sweetener of choice: erythritol granular ( like Swerve brand) for low carb, or use coconut sugar for paleo
• ½ tbsp vanilla extract, like this one
• 1 ½ tsp arrowroot powder, I used this one
• ⅛ tsp almond extract *optional

Chocolate Cinnamon Topping Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp butter, or coconut oil
• 1 tbsp sweetener of choice: erythritol for low carb, or coconut sugar for paleo
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• ½  tsp cinnamon

Kitchen Tools:

• electric hand mixer or stand mixer
• 4 six to eight ounce ramekins or small mason or jelly jars
• 1 large roasting pan

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Using an electric mixer or stand mixer on medium speed, beat eggs.
2. Once eggs are beaten, add: coconut milk, sweetener of choice, vanilla extract, almond extract, and arrowroot powder. Beat until arrowroot powder is completely dissolved.
3. Pour and divide mixture into  the 4 ramekins or jelly jars.
4. Place each ramekin into a large roasting pan and pour water into the roasting pan until it is ⅔ the way up the sides of the ramekins.
5. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until flan is set.
6. Remove from oven and cool. Once cool enough to handle, remove ramekins from roasting pan.
7. Refrigerate uncovered for 1 hour, then cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to overnight.
8. In a small sauce pan over medium heat combine: 3 tbsp butter or coconut oil,  1 tbsp sweetener of choice, 2 tsp cocoa powder, and ½ tsp cinnamon. Melt and stir to combine.
9. Once chocolate sauce is combined, remove from stovetop.
10. Pour or drizzle chocolate cinnamon sauce over the top of each flan. Serve.

Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version (with Swerve sweetener): Servings: 4, Serving Size : 1, Cal: 265, Carbs: 5 g, Net Carbs: 4 g, Fiber: 1 g, Fat: 23 g, Protein: 4 g, Sugars: 1 g, Sodium: 116 mg.

Nutritional Data for Paleo Version (with coconut sugar): Servings: 4, Serving size: 1, Cal: 380,  Carbs: 30 g, Net Carbs: 29 g, Fiber 1 g, Fat: 23 g, Protein: 4 g, Sugars: 29 g, Sodium: 116 mg.

*All nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

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Paleo Chocolate Cinnamon Flan

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

50 mins

Total Time

55 mins

 

Course: gluten free, grain free, paleo and low carb

Cuisine: desserts

Servings: 4

Calories: 265 kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

• Flan Ingredients
• 2 large eggs
• 13.5 ounce can unsweetened coconut milk not light
• 2/3 cup sweetener of choice: erythritol granular for low carb or use coconut sugar for paleo, Swerve
• ½ tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 ½ tsp arrowroot powder
• ⅛ tsp almond extract *optional
• Chocolate Cinnamon Topping Ingredients:
• 3 tbsp butter or coconut oil
• 1 tbsp sweetener of choice: erythritol for low carb or coconut sugar for paleo
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• Kitchen Tools;
• electric mixer or stand mixer
• 4 ounce six to eight ramekins or small mason or jelly jars
• 1 large roasting pan

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Using an electric mixer or stand mixer on medium speed, beat eggs.
2. One eggs are beaten add: coconut milk, sweetener of choice, vanilla extract, almond extract, and arrowroot powder. Beat until arrowroot powder is completely dissolved.
3. Pour and divide mixture into the 4 ramekins or jelly jars.
4. Place each ramekin into a large roasting pan and pour water into the roasting pan until it is ⅔ the way up the sides of the ramekins.
5. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until flan is set.
6. Remove from oven and cool. Once cool enough to handle, remove ramekins from roasting pan.
7. Refrigerate uncovered for 1 hour, then cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to overnight.
8. In a small sauce pan over medium heat combine: 3 tbsp butter or coconut oil, 1 tbsp sweetener of choice, 2 tsp cocoa powder, and ½ tsp cinnamon. Melt and stir to combine.
9. Once chocolate sauce is combined, remove from stove-top.
10. Pour or drizzle chocolate cinnamon sauce over the top of each flan. Serve.

Recipe Notes

* All nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

Nutrition Facts

Paleo Chocolate Cinnamon Flan

Amount Per Serving

Calories 265 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Fat 23g35%

Sodium 116mg5%

Carbohydrates 5g2%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 4g8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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