Ingredients

• 1 cup - biscuit crumbs (plain glucose or Marie)
• 1/3 cup - melted butter
• 2 tbsp - cocoa
• 1/2 cup - castor sugar
• 1 tsp - powdered cinnamon
• For the filling: 15 g - China grass
• 1/2 cup - sugar
• 1/2 l - milk
• 1 - banana, thinly sliced
• 3 drops - vanilla or almond essence
• a few glace cherries

How to Make Chocolate Crumb Flan

• Mix together the crumbs, castor sugar, butter, cocoa and cinnamon with your fingertips. Press into a deep pie dish.
• Press a plate (a little smaller than the pie dish) on top of the crumb mixture so that it forms a smooth, even crust. Reserve excess crumbs for decoration. Chill for at least an hour.
• Break the China grass into small pieces. Soak it in 1/2 cup of hot water until quite soft.
• Heat and stir till dissolved. Add milk and sugar and bring to boil.
• Remove from the heat and mix in the essence. Keep aside till lukewarm but be careful that it does not set.
• Pour into a cooled flan case. Chill to set.
• Sprinkle reserved crumbs on the pudding in a decorative design.
• Arrange sliced banana and halved glace cherries.