Assorted Flans
Coffee Flan
Time: 1h and 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Price: Affordable
(Flan mold is needed)
Ingredients:
1/2 tablespoon Water
2 cups Water
4 tablespoons of Sugar
6 Eggs, beaten
1 can of sweetened Condensed Milk
2 tablespoons of Instant Coffee
Whipped Cream.
Fill a large pan or casserole-baking dish (large enough to accommodate a Flan mold) with water and bring it to a boil on the stove top.
Add four tablespoons of sugar into the flan mold, plus 1/2 tablespoon of water, and heat it until becoming a light brown caramel color (do not burn). Once the caramel is made, take it off the heat.
Carefully add the Flan mold in the middle of the pot or baking dish with the boiling water.
In a mixing bowl add 2 cups of water, the can of sweetened condensed milk, 6 beaten eggs, and 2 tablespoons of instant coffee. Beat well and pour into the Flan mold, over the caramel.
Put the mold back into the pan or baking dish, and cover only the Flan mold with a pot lid, not the entire pot. Leave it boiling but be careful that the water does not boil up and inside the mold.
Water should reach up to about an inch (two centimeters) below the top of the mold. Boil for 60 minutes (1 hour) then remove from heat, and allow to cool. Once cool, turn mold out onto a platter, and top with whipped cream
In a mixing bowl add 2 cups of water, the can of sweetened condensed milk, 6 beaten eggs, and 2 tablespoons of instant coffee. Beat well and pour into the Flan mold, over the caramel.
Put the mold back into the pan or baking dish, and cover only the Flan mold with a pot lid, not the entire pot. Leave it boiling but be careful that the water does not boil up and inside the mold.
Water should reach up to about an inch (two centimeters) below the top of the mold. Boil for 60 minutes (1 hour) then remove from heat, and allow to cool. Once cool, turn mold out onto a platter, and top with whipped cream
Coconut Flan
Time: 1 hour
Difficulty: Easy
Price: Affordable
(Flan mold is needed)
Ingredients:
6 tablespoons canned sweetened Condensed Milk
2 Eggs, separate the Yolks from the Whites
1 cup Coconut (shredded or grated)
1 cup Water
4 tablespoons of Sugar
1/2 tablespoon of Water
Follow instructions above, but beat 2 Egg Yolks with 6 tablespoons of sweetened Condensed Milk until well mixed. Add the shredded Coconut plus 1 cup of Water. In a separate bowl beat the Egg Whites until stiff, and then mix with the above, beating well.
Place 4 tablespoons of sugar into the Flan mold with 1/2 tablespoon water, heating until caramelized. As soon as it becomes caramel-brown color remove it from the heat (do not burn).
Pour the above mixture into the mold, over the caramel. Then put the mold in a water bath using enough water to reach about an inch (2 cm) below the top of the Flan mold, and cover only the mold with a lid.
Boil for 30 minutes (1/2 hour) and remove from heat. Allow to cool, and then turn it out of the mold, onto a serving dish.
Pour the above mixture into the mold, over the caramel. Then put the mold in a water bath using enough water to reach about an inch (2 cm) below the top of the Flan mold, and cover only the mold with a lid.
Boil for 30 minutes (1/2 hour) and remove from heat. Allow to cool, and then turn it out of the mold, onto a serving dish.
Lemon Flan
Time: 1 hourDifficulty: Easy
Price: Affordable
(Flan mold is needed)
Ingredients:
2 Lemons, juiced
4 Eggs, separating the Yolks from the Whites
7 tablespoons of Sugar
1 cup Hot Milk, boiled with 1 Vanilla Bean (or 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract)
1/2 tablespoon Water
Following instructions above, add 4 tablespoons Sugar and 1/2 tablespoon Water into the Flan mold, stirring until it becomes caramelized. Once the caramel is ready, set it aside.
In a mixing bowl, whisk 4 Egg Yolks with 3 tablespoons of Sugar, and gradually add the juice of 2 Lemons. Continue beating, gradually adding 1 cup of Hot Milk (boiled with the Vanilla Bean or Vanilla Extract).
Beat 4 Egg Whites until stiff, gradually adding the mixture above, and beat until smooth. Pour the mix into the Flan mold, over the caramel, and place inside a pot or baking-dish bath for 30 minutes, until set.
Once it has jelled, removed from heat and set aside. Cool for several hours before unfolding onto a large plate or serving platter.
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