Spiced Pumpkin Flan Food

CINNAMON-SPICED PUMPKIN FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small heavy saucepan, spread sugar; cook, without stirring, over medium-low heat until it begins to melt. Gently drag melted sugar to center of pan so sugar melts evenly. Cook, without stirring, until melted sugar turns a medium amber color, about 8 minutes. Quickly pour into an ungreased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate, tilting to coat bottom of plate., In a large saucepan, heat cream until bubbles form around side of pan; remove from heat. In a large bowl, whisk egg yolks, egg, sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon and vanilla until blended. Slowly stir in hot cream. Pour into pie plate., Place pie plate in a larger baking pan. Place pan on oven rack; add very hot water to pan to within 1/2 in. of top of pie plate. Bake 50-60 minutes or until center is just set (mixture will jiggle). Immediately remove flan from water bath to a wire rack; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate until cold, about 5 hours or overnight., Run a knife around edge and invert onto a rimmed serving platter. Refrigerate leftovers.

SPICED PUMPKIN FLAN

Steps:

• Lay out 6 - 4oz custard dishes in a deep casserole dish and preheat the oven to 350° F.
• Combine sugar and water in a small pot on high heat. Once the sugar begins to boil, reduce heat to medium and cook (carefully swirling occasionally) until it turns amber in colour. Brush the crystals forming on the side of pot back into the cooking sugar with a heat resistant brush or spatula..
• Immediately and taking great care as the caramelized sugar is over 300° F, pour the sugar into each of the custard dishes so that a thin layer of caramel covers the bottom of each dish.
• Warm the coconut milk in a pot along with the honey and then transfer to a mixing bowl with the pumpkin, egg, cardamom, cinnamon and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk very well.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the custard dishes.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Carefully pour the boiling water into the casserole dish so that the water level comes half way up the custard dishes.
• Place them in the oven carefully (so the water does not roll over the edge of the dishes).
• They should take about 25 minutes but check after 20 as you do not want to over-cook. Carefully slide out the oven rack and then give one of the dishes a little shake. They will be ready to take out of the oven when they are set on the edges but just slightly wiggly in the center.
• Let the flans cool in the water for 10 minutes and then remove and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
• To serve, run a paring knife around the edges of the dish a few times and then invert onto a plate. It may require a little tapping to persuade the flan out of the dish. Serve as is or with some roasted apple as in the picture.

PUMPKIN FLAN WITH SPICED PUMPKIN SEEDS

Steps:

• Make caramel:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Heat soufflé dish in oven while making caramel.
• Cook 1 cup sugar in a dry 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally with a fork, until sugar melts into a deep golden caramel. Wearing oven mitts, remove hot dish from oven and immediately pour caramel into dish, tilting it to cover bottom and side. (Leave oven on.) Keep tilting as caramel cools and thickens enough to coat, then let harden.
• Make flan:
• Bring cream and milk to a bare simmer in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, then remove from heat. Whisk together whole eggs, yolk, and remaining cup sugar in a large bowl until combined well, then whisk in pumpkin, vanilla, spices, and salt until combined well. Add hot cream mixture in a slow stream, whisking.
• Pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, scraping with a rubber spatula to force through, and stir to combine well. Pour custard over caramel in dish, then bake in a water bath until flan is golden brown on top and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 1/4 hours. Remove dish from water bath and transfer to a rack to cool. Chill flan, covered, until cold, at least 6 hours.
• Make spiced pumpkin seeds while flan chills:
• Toast pumpkin seeds in oil in a 10- to 12-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until puffed and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Toss with salt and cayenne until coated.
• To serve:
• Run a thin knife between flan and side of dish to loosen. Shake dish gently from side to side and, when flan moves freely in dish, invert a large platter with a lip over dish. Holding dish and platter securely together, quickly invert and turn out flan onto platter. (Caramel will pour out over and around flan.) Sprinkle flan with spiced pumpkin seeds just before serving.

PUMPKIN FLAN

Steps:

• Make the caramel: In a heavy saucepan, mix 3/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water. The mixture should look like wet sand. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until it begins to make large bubbles. Continue to cook without stirring, rotating the pan regularly, until the caramel is translucent and amber-colored, 12 to 15 minutes. Working quickly, pour caramel into a 2-quart oven-safe glass bowl and rotate the bowl so it coats the sides.
• Make the flan: In another saucepan, combine remaining sugar, cinnamon stick and half-and-half. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl until well blended. Whisk in vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, salt and pumpkin and squash purées. Add cooled cream mixture and whisk well.
• Pour custard mixture through a mesh sieve, stirring and pressing with a spatula. You can do this directly into the bowl with the caramel, or into a separate bowl first, and then pour the strained mixture into the bowl with the caramel.
• Place the bowl with the custard into a larger baking dish and carefully add warm water until it reaches halfway up the sides of the flan bowl. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 45 to 60 minutes, or until flan is just set in the middle, but still jiggles slightly. (A wider, shallower baking vessel will cook more quickly than a deeper one.)
• Remove flan from water bath and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until completely cool, preferably overnight. To serve, run a knife around the edges of the flan, then put a serving platter on top of the bowl and invert. The flan should slip easily onto the serving platter with the caramel sauce pooling nicely around it.

PUMPKIN FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt 1 cup sugar in a pan over medium heat. Stir until it caramelizes, being careful not to burn the sugar. After caramelizing the sugar, quickly throw it in the mold you are using for the flan, and move the mold around so the bottom of the mold will be covered with the caramelized sugar and set aside. It will become hardened.
• Combine the pumpkin pie filling, evaporated milk, condensed milk, eggs, vanilla, and allspice in a blender, and blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into the caramelized pan.
• Place the pan with the caramelized flan into a bigger mold filled with about 1 " of hot water.
• Being very careful not to spill the water, and get burned or have the water get into the flan,.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 50 min or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. I usually leave it in the same pan if its just for our family and then serve as needed,.

PUMPKIN SPICE FLAN

Steps:

• 1. Custard- In a bowl, combine eggs, sweetened condensed & whole milk, pumpkin purée, spices and extract. • Whisk for about 2 minutes, then set aside. Caramel- Add sugar to the aluminum flan mold and bring to medium-high heat. • Allow all of the sugar to melt down until golden caramel, stirring constantly. Do not allow sugar to burn. • When sugar is fully dissolved into caramel, carefully coat the bottom and sides of the flan mold using hand towels to hold the pan. Use a brush if you are not experienced in handling extremely hot caramel. • Let sit for two minutes until sugar sets. • Pour flan mixture into pan using a medium mesh hand strainer. Baking the Flan- If you have a traditional 10? flan pan, cover entirely with aluminum foil. If using a more updated version, cover lid and shut tight with latches. • Add two cups of water to a large saucepan and gently place flan pan into the baño de Maria. • Bring to boil for 45-60 minutes or until custard is fully cooked, but not too firm. • Once the flan is fully cooked, immediately lower heat and let simmer for 5 minutes. • Remove flan pan from the baño de Maria and discard excess water from saucepan. Do not remove flan from pan. • Refrigerate for 7-9 hours or overnight. To serve, loosen the sides of the flan all the way around using a butter knife. Take a large plate, place upside down on top of flan and flip!

SPICY PUMPKIN FLAN (HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE TO PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Sprinkle1/2 cup sugar in bottom of small saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Caramelize by stirring often until sugar melts and is golden (approx. 8 minutes).
• Pour immediately into round 9" cake pan, tipping quickly to coat bottom of pan. Set aside.
• Combine 1/4 cup sugar and next 6 ingredients in a bowl. Beat at low speed with mixer until sugar is dissolved.
• Add pumpkin. Beat at low speed until smooth.
• Pour into prepared cake pan.
• Place in large shallow pan. Add hot water to larger pan to a 1" depth.
• Bake for 1 hour or until cooked (insert knife and it comes out clean).
• Remove cake pan and let cool. When cool enough, cover and chill 3 hours.
• Loosen edges with a spatula.
• Place a serving plate on top of cake pan; quickly invert flan onto plate. Drizzle any remaining sauce over flan.

EASY PUMPKIN FLAN

Steps:

• Make the caramel sauce by sprinkling the sugar around evenly in a clean frying pan, and cooking it over medium heat until it turns brown.
• Do not stir until all the sugar has melted and become a brown syrup and pour into a 9" pie pan, thoroughly coating all sides of it.
• In another bowl, whip the eggs together then all the other custard ingredients. Pour into the pie pan.
• Fill a 10" pie pan halfway with warm water, and place the filled pie pan inside it.
• Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until set.
• Let cool for 20 minutes, carefully loosen the edges with a butter knife, then invert onto a large serving plate.