Best Creamy Flan Recipes

CREAMY CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, cook sugar and water over medium-low heat until melted and golden, about 15 minutes. Brush down crystals on the side of the pan with additional water as necessary. Quickly pour into an ungreased 2-qt. round baking or souffle dish, tilting to coat the bottom; let stand for 10 minutes. , Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until thoroughly combined. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour over caramelized sugar. , Place the dish in a larger baking pan. Pour boiling water into larger pan to a depth of 1 in. Bake until the center is just set (mixture will jiggle), 50-60 minutes. , Remove dish from a larger pan to a wire rack; cool for 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. , To unmold, run a knife around edges and invert onto a large rimmed serving platter. Cut into wedges or spoon onto dessert plates; spoon sauce over each serving.

CREAMY CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, cook sugar, stirring, until golden. Pour into a 10 inch round baking dish, tilting to coat bottom and sides. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated. Beat in condensed and evaporated milk and vanilla until smooth. Pour into caramel coated pan. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place baking dish on towel, inside roasting pan, and place roasting pan on oven rack. Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven 50 to 60 minutes, until center is just set. Cool one hour on wire rack, then chill in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight. To unmold, run a knife around edges of pan and invert on a rimmed serving platter.

SIMPLE AND CREAMY SPANISH FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place a 9-inch metal pie dish into a deep baking pan; pour boiling water into baking pan to reach about halfway up the side of the pie dish.
• Pour 1 teaspoon water and 1/2 cup sugar into a heavy saucepan, place over medium heat, and constantly swirl the sugar-water mixture in the pan over the heat until sugar dissolves, melts, and turns into a golden-brown caramel syrup, about 10 minutes. Watch carefully, the sugar burns easily. Pour melted caramel into the warmed pie dish and gently tilt pie dish to coat the bottom with caramel.
• Whisk egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, 1/4 cup sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until mixture is creamy and thoroughly combined. If mixture is foamy, skim foam off with a folded paper towel. Gently pour custard over caramel in pie dish. Cover baking pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until custard is set but still jiggles slightly when moved, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove foil and place baking sheet with water bath and flan in refrigerator to chill, about 2 hours.
• Remove pie dish from baking pan; run a knife around the edges of flan to loosen from pie dish. Invert flan onto a rimmed serving platter to release custard and let caramel sauce flow over the flan.

CREAMY CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In iron skillet, over medium heat, cook and Stir the sugar until it is melted and caramel color.
• Divide the sugar into 8 ungreased 6-oz custard cups.
• Tilt to coat the bottom of the cups.
• With a wire whisk, beat eggs in large bowl; stir in the water, milk, vanilla and salt.
• Pour the egg mixture into custard cups.
• Place the filled cups in a large shallow pan filled with 1 inch of hot water.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted near centers comes out clean.
• Cool and chill at least 2 hours before serving.

CREAMY CHOCOLATE-CHEESE FLAN WITH HIBISCUS SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Set aside an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan (4-cup capacity), 10-inch round cake pan, or twelve 4-ounce ramekins. Have ready a heatproof dish or pan at least 3 inches deep that is large enough to hold the pan or ramekins comfortably.
• To make the caramel, combine the sugar in a small pan with the water and bring to a boil over medium heat, watching carefully until the mixture thickens to look like a syrup, bubbles quickly, and turns a rich caramel color. Quickly pour the hot caramel into the cake pan (or ramekins) and swirl to coat the bottom(s) and sides evenly before the mixture hardens. Set aside and let cool while you make the flan.
• To make the flan, combine the whole milk and condensed milk in a saucepan. Add the rum, star anise, cinnamon sticks, aniseed, vanilla and almond extracts, vanilla beans and the seeds, nutmeg, and salt. Bring barely to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer gently for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chocolate, stirring with a wooden spoon to help it melt and blend. Remove from the heat and let the spiced chocolate mixture cool to room temperature. When the mixture is cool, remove the vanilla bean, cinnamon sticks, and star anise with a fork or slotted spoon.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 335°F. Set up a hot water bath by having ready a kettle of boiling water and a baking dish large enough to hold the cake pan (or ramekins).
• With a wooden spoon, beat the cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until softened. Beat in the yolks and whole eggs, one at a time, using a whisk or electric mixer. Slowly add the cooled chocolate mixture, whisking to blend completely. Strain the mixture through a medium-mesh strainer into the caramel-coated cake pan or ramekins. Place the pan or ramekins in the reserved larger baking dish, slide into the oven, and carefully pour in enough hot water to come halfway up the outside of the cake pan or ramekins.
• Bake the large flan for about 1 hour; bake the ramekins for 30 to 40 minutes. Don't expect the custard to be completely set in the center. Remove from the oven, lift from the water bath, and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate in the pan for at least 3 hours before turning the flan out onto a platter (or individual dishes). Serve with the Hibiscus Sauce.

CREAMY COCONUT FLAN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F.
• Bring 1/2 cup sugar and water to boil in small saucepan on medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook 6 to 8 min. or until deep golden brown. (Do not stir.) Pour into 8-inch square pan; tilt pan to evenly cover bottom with syrup.
• Blend milk, cream cheese and remaining sugar in blender until smooth. Add eggs; mix just until blended. (Do not overmix.) Pour over syrup in pan; cover. Place filled pan in larger pan; add enough hot water to larger pan to come halfway up side of smaller pan.
• Bake 45 min. to 55 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Carefully remove flan from water-filled pan; place on wire rack. Cool completely. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Unmold onto plate just before serving topped with strawberries.

CREAMY 'DOS LECHES' MANGO FLAN DESSERT

Steps:

• Mix evaporated milk and condensed milk in large bowl until blended. Stir in mangos. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Reserve Caramel for later use. Stir 2% milk into Flan Mix in small saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. (Mixture will be thin.) Pour into 9x5-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Meanwhile, bring 1 cup water to boil. Add to gelatin mixes in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in remaining water. Pour into 13x9-inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Cut flan and gelatin into 1-inch cubes. Add to mango mixture just before serving; stir to evenly coat.

CREAMY FLAN

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium-low heat, cook 3 tablespoons sugar until melted, about 5 minutes. Do not stir. Reduce heat to low; cook for 5 minutes or until syrup is golden brown, stirring occasionally. Quickly pour into two ungreased 6-ounce custard cups or ramekins, tilting to coat bottom of dish. Let stand for 10 minutes., In a small saucepan, heat milk until bubbles form around sides of saucepan. Remove from the heat. In a small bowl, whisk egg substitute and remaining sugar. Stir half of the warm milk into egg mixture; return all to pan and mix well. Add vanilla. Slowly pour into prepared dishes., Place dishes in a baking pan. Fill pan with boiling water to a depth of 3/4 in. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until center is just set (mixture will jiggle). Remove to a wire rack; cool for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour., Run a knife around edge and invert each dish onto a small rimmed serving dish. Refrigerate leftovers.

EGGLESS LECHE FLAN (RICH & CREAMY)

Steps:

• 1. In preparing caramel: In an aluminum molder, boil sugar & water for a few minutes in a medium heat until the sugar caramelized. Spread the caramel mixture on the bottom of the molder. Set aside.
• 2. Pour condensed milk and evaporated milk in a pot (preferably cast iron to avoid scorching). Add vanilla. Stir for a few minutes.
• 3. In a separate pan, combine water & the jelly powder mix. Stir until the mixture dissolved. Boil. Keep on stirring until the mixture becomes very fine. Strain and pour into the boiling milk-vanilla mixture. Stir constantly for a few minutes. Remove from heat.
• 4. Gently pour the mixture on top of the caramel on the aluminum molder. Fill the molder to about 1 to 1 1/4 inch thick. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Invert & serve.
• 5. Enjoy cooking...

CREAMY CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, cook sugar, stirring, until golden.
• Pour into a 10 inch round baking dish, tilting to coat bottom and sides. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated.
• Beat in condensed and evaporated milk and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour into caramel coated pan.
• Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel.
• Place baking dish on towel, inside roasting pan, and place roasting pan on oven rack.
• Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven 50 to 60 minutes, until center is just set.
• Cool one hour on wire rack, then chill in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight. To unmold, run a knife around edges of pan and invert on a rimmed serving platter.
• HINT: This came from one of the reviewers - Pouring the sugar syrup into the glass baking dish, and because the glass was cool, the sugar hardened almost immediately. So after spending 30 minutes chipping a rock-hard blob of sugar out of the bottom of the dish, tried it again. But this time, put the baking dish in a hot oven for about 5 minutes before adding the sugar. The hot dish kept the sugar liquified just long enough for to get an even coating.

CREAMY LAVENDER FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 360*. Set out 6-8 OVENPROOF custard cups, soup cups, or large ramekins that will hold at least 6 oz. each. Add the sugar, water and lemon juice to a sauce pan and place over medium-high heat. Allow it to come to a light boil and reduce the heat to simmer.
• Place the evaporated milk in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Add the lavender to the milk and allow it to come to a simmer. Simmer the milk one minute, then turn the heat off and let the lavender steep in the milk until ready to use.
• Meanwhile, watch the caramel! Once the color starts to change, it goes fast. Allow it to bubble until it is a light to medium brown. Quickly pour an equal amount of liquid caramel in each cup. Be very careful-hot sugar can cause serious burns! The caramel will harden up almost instantly.
• Using an electric mixer with a whisk attachment, whisk the cream cheese until it's light and fluffy. You may want to warm it in the microwave for just a few seconds to make sure it's really soft. With the mixer still running, add one egg at a time, to allow the mixture to fluff up as much as possible. Now add the vanilla and salt. Then with the mixer continually running, slowly pour in the sweetened condensed milk and the evaporated milk with lavender. Whisk until smooth.
• Set the custard cups in a larger baking pan, lined with a clean dish towel. Fill the pot used for the caramel with water. Bring to a boil.
• Use a sieve to strain the lavender and any clumps out of the flan mixture. (You could leave the lavender in if you don't mind the texture.) Then pour the mixture equally into each cup. Carefully fill the large pan with boiling water until it comes half way up the sides of the custard cups. Cover the whole pan, loosely with foil.
• Bake for 40-70 minutes. The cook time depends heavily on the size and depth of your custard cups. Check at 40 minutes, then add 10 minute increments until done. The flan is done when a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Cool them to room temperature, then cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve- Run a paring knife around the edges of each flan cup. Cover with an inverted dessert plate and flip. Give it one good shake if necessary. The flan should come out with a light caramel sauce over the top! Serve alone or with berries.

CREAMY LEMON FLAN

Steps:

• Put the jam in a freezer bag and snip off the corner. Grease a 18x19cm flan tin or sandwich tin with butter and line with baking paper. Melt the butter in a pan, then remove from the heat.
• Put the biscuits in a freezer bag and crush with a rolling pin until you get fine crumbs. Mix with the melted butter.
• Press the mixture into the tin to make an even crust. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Put the condensed milk, lemon zest and cream in a bowl. Whisk until just combined, then slowly drizzle in the lemon juice, whisking all the time, until the mixture thickens.
• Pour the lemon juice into the flan case. Pipe some jam on top, then use a cocktail stick to create a feathered effect.

SWEET & CREAMY SOUR CREAM FLAN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Bring sugar and water to boil in saucepan on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 5 min. or until mixture is golden brown and of syrup-like consistency, carefully swirling pan every few minutes. (Do not stir.) Pour into 9-inch round pan.
• Blend all remaining ingredients except eggs in blender until smooth. Add eggs; blend well. Pour over syrup in pan; cover. Place filled pan in larger pan; add enough water to larger pan to come halfway up side of 9-inch pan.
• Bake 1 hour 15 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove flan from water-filled pan; cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen flan; unmold onto plate.