Pots De Creme

This is Chef JunJun’s leche flan made of chocolate. It uses eggs, milk, chocolates, and the sugar substitute isomalt.

Yield: 10 to 12 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup fresh milk
  • 180 grams sugar-free dark chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. instant coffee powder
  • 2 tsos cocoa powder
  • 2 pieces eggs
  • 4 pieces egg yolks
  • 1/3 cup sugar substitute (eg. Splenda granular)

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This is Chef Junjun’s bread soaked in a mixture of eggs, milk, milk chocolate, and baked at 350 degrees.

Yield: 8 – 10 servings

Ingredients:

  • 8 slices sugar-free bread, cut into cubes
  • 3 pieces eggs
  • 2/3 cup sugar substitute
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • pinch grated nutmeg
  • pinch salt
  • 3 1/2 cups fresh milk
  • 150 grams sugar-free milk chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries

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Chocolate Truffles

Chef Junjun prepared two different variations of chocolate truffles: milk chocolate truffles (with nuts) and dark chocolate truffles. He describes these as “melted chocolate with cream that is re-frigerated to shape and will melt in your mouth.”

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Answer:

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Every 10 seconds, someone dies from diabetes-related causes and 2 new cases are diagnosed in the world. Diabetes has become one of the leading causes of death in the modern world. And it is on the rise among younger people.

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