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Flan Recipes
Please browse our comprehensive collection of flan recipes.

Almond Flan
GourmetSleuth - Recipe for a Almond Flan (Flan Alamendra) a basic flan recipe flavored with slivered almonds.

Ancho Chile Flan
Gourmetsleuth - Recipe for Ancho Chile Flan. From Mexico City, Marilyn Tausend "Cocina de la Familia". The ancho chiles add a little heat and and depth to spice up the dessert.

Avocado Flan
GourmetSleuth - Recipe for a savory Avocado Flan served with corn kernels and cilantro. Recipe from Avocado.org.

Cajeta Flan
GourmetSleuth - recipe for Cajeta Flan. Recipe by Chef Reed Hearon, San Francisco, California. This recipe replaces the typical sweetened condensed milk with cajeta.

Chocolate Creamcheese Flan
GourmetSleuth - Recipe for a Lighter Lemon Flan. A lighter version of flan made with fat-free sweetened condensed milk, eggs, egg substitute and fresh lemon. Recipe by Steven Raichlen, Cookbook Author

Coconut Flan
GourmetSleuth - Recipe for Coconut Flan flavored with coconut milk.

Coconut Ginger Flan
Gourmetsleuth - Recipe for Coconut Ginger Flan (Flan de Coco)

Flan
Gourmetsleuth - A basic Flan recipe includes general information about the Spanish/Mexican style creme carmel. Shows flan dishes, flan rings. Includes history of about the dessert

Light Lemon Flan
GourmetSleuth - Recipe for a Lighter Lemon Flan. A lighter version of flan made with fat-free sweetened condensed milk, eggs, egg substitute and fresh lemon. Recipe by Steven Raichlen, Cookbook Author

Mexican Flan
Gourmetsleluth - recipe for Mexican flan

Mocha Flan
GourmetSleuth - Recipe for Mocah Flan made with eggs, sweetened condensed milk and instant espresso powder and whole milk.

Orange Flan
GourmetSleuth - Recipe for Orange Flan flavored with fresh orange zest. Recipe by Chef John Folse.

Pumpkin Flan
Gourmetsleuth - recipe for Pumpkin Flan, fun for Halloween or an alternative to Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.

Sweet Potato Flan
GourmetSleuth - Recipe for Sweet Potato Flan uses boiled sweet potatoes, cinnamon, cream, brown and white sugars and rum. Recipe from by Executive chef/owner Cindy Wolf, Charleston restaurant, Baltimore

Coffee Flan
GourmetSleuth - recipe for Coffee Flan, a rich flan flavored with brown sugar caramel and instant espresso powder.

Flan Pan
In many countries such as Mexico, Spain, as well as Cuba it is customary to make flan in a special pan (mold) over a bain marie (water bath).  The molds are fitted with a lid that clips on securely.  The custard can be prepared on the cooktop or in the oven.   First you add sugar and water to the pan and swirl over a hot burner  to melt the sugar and form the caramel. The pan is then filled with the custard mixture and placed over a pot of boiling water (either in an oven or over a double boiler) where it remains until the custard is set, about 1 hour.
Flan Mold (pan)
Stainless steel flan pan, with lid, 7".  Available at Gourmetsleuth.com

The custard is cooled, then inverted on a plate.  The flan is cut in wedges and served with the caramel poured over the top. 

 


 

Flan, pronounced [FLAHN] is commonly used as a term to describe the Spanish, Portuguese or Mexican version of Creme Caramel normally baked in a water bath and turned out of it's mold onto a plate for serving.  In England the term usually refers to a crust with either a sweet or savory filling.  The crust is formed and baked in a flan ring, cooled and filled. The sweet filling frequently includes a custard.  

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Read All About Flan, including history,  basic ingredients and recipe, pan styles and more.

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