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Spiced Chocoflan Brownies

Rich brownies. Rich flan. Make at your own risk (but they are stupidly good). This will make more than you need for the ice cream. Just so you know.

Ingredients

For the Brownies (this makes half of my regular batch)

  • 3 oz unsweetened chocolate
  • 3 oz unsalted butter
  • 2.5 oz cake flour (about 1/2 cup)
  • ¾ teaspoons chipotle powder or hot smoked paprika
  • teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 slightly generous cup granulated sugar (7 3/4 oz by weight)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon espresso powder or instant coffee (I used Cafe Bustelo)
  • 2 teaspoons Kahlua

For the Flan

  • 6 oz half and half
  • 7 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • heavy pinch of salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 oz softened cream cheese
  • 1 ½ eggs (beat three eggs, weigh and use half)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla paste or extract

Instructions

For the Brownies

  • Preheat the oven to 325F.
  • Generously spray an 11"x7" (or similar--an 8"x8" pan will work, too). Set aside.
  • Melt the butter and chocolate together in a double boiler or in short bursts on medium power in the microwave. Stir until smooth and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, chipotle powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • Whisk the sugar, eggs, espresso powder and Kahlua into the chocolate mixture until well combined.
  • Whisk in the flour mixture just until incorporated.

For the Flan

  • Place all flan ingredients in a blender and blend on high until completely smooth.
  • Strain into a pitcher.

To Assemble and Bake

  • Spoon the brownie batter into the pan enevenly, making sure it covers the bottom completely. You want "hills and valleys," so don't make it perfect. Spread the batter a bit higher all around the sides of the pan.
  • Carefully pour in the flan mixture, filling in the valleys in the brownies with flan. Since the brownies act as insulation for the flan, you won't need a water bath.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the brownies are done and the flan is firm.
  • Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature then chill.
  • Slice into small pieces for serving like regular brownies, or use them in your ice cream. They will need to live in the fridge.