Recipe: Tasty Caramel Pumpkin Flan
Caramel Pumpkin Flan.
You can cook Caramel Pumpkin Flan using 19 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Caramel Pumpkin Flan
- It's of Pumkin Flan.
- Prepare 4 each of eggs (extra large).
- Prepare 4 each of egg yolks (from extra large eggs).
- Prepare 1 cup of sugar (brown, packed).
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- You need 1 cup of milk (whole).
- Prepare 1 cup of cream.
- You need 1 cup of pumkin puree (flesh from 1/2 small pumpkin).
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
- You need 1/8 tsp of nutmeg.
- Prepare 1/8 tsp of allspice.
- It's 1/8 tsp of ground clove.
- It's 1/8 tsp of orange zest.
- It's 1 pinch of salt.
- It's of Caramel.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
- You need 1 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 3 each of drops of lemon juice (light squeeze from half a lemon).
- It's 3 tbsp of pepitas (roasted salted hulled pumpkin seeds).
Caramel Pumpkin Flan instructions
- Combine cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and orange zest with pumpkin puree..
- In a sauce pan, start to heat the milk and cream, but do not bring to a boil..
- Whisk together the eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl. Once the milk is warm, remove from heat slowly add to egg mixture, whisking continuously..
- Once incorporated, add the brown sugar, pinch of salt and vanilla and whisk until dissolved..
- Pour through a mesh strainer into another container that can hold the pumpkin puree as well and be refrigerated..
- Whisk to combine the spiced pumpkin puree with the egg mixture and chill at least 3 hours..
- Add 1 cup sugar and then 1/4 cup water to a sauce pan. Heat until the sugar dissolves then add lemon juice..
- Continue to heat, swirling the pan to cook evenly without stirring..
- Once mixture is a deep amber color, remove from heat and slowly add the remaining 1/4 cup water. The caramel mixture will bubble up. Using a heatproof spoon, stir to combine..
- Pour the caramel into the ramekins, allow to cool and chill until caramel has set..
- Divide the chilled custard into the ramekins and place in large roasting pan with at least 2" sides..
- Pour enough warm water into the pan to reach halfway up the ramekins and cover tightly with aluminum foil..
- Bake at 325°F for 30 to 35 minutes or until the edges are clearly set, but center slightly liquid..
- Remove from roasting pan and allow to cool on wire racks..
- Once cooled, cover and return to refrigerator to chill..
- When ready to serve, invert onto serving plate, drizzle any extra caramel over the flan and sprinkle with pepitas..
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