Low-Fat Pumpkin Flan

Serves: 2

Gabriella Kub

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

50

Sweetness

55

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

White Sugar

2 tbsps

Water

5 large

Egg

1 tsp

Salt

1 pinch

Ground Allspice

1 pinch

Mace (ground)

1.75 cups

Low-Fat Milk

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C)

2

Set eight (5 1/2 ounce) ramekins into a large baking dish

3

Stir together 1 1/4 cups sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until dark amber, about 10 minutes

4

Quickly divide the caramel among the ramekins; set aside

5

Whisk eggs, cinnamon, salt, cloves, ginger, allspice, mace, and 1/3 cup sugar together in a large bowl

6

Stir in pumpkin puree until smooth

7

Heat milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat until it starts to gently bubble and steam

8

Remove from heat

9

Place vanilla bean seeds and pod in milk

10

Allow to soak for 10 minutes

11

Slowly strain hot milk mixture into the egg mixture and whisk to form a thin custard

12

Divide the custard evenly among the ramekins, leaving about 1/4 inch at the top of each

13

Fill baking dish with hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins

14

Cover the baking dish with heavy-duty aluminum foil

15

Bake in the preheated oven until the flan is just set, 45 to 50 minutes

16

Remove ramekins from hot water to cool completely

17

Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least four hours

18

Run a knife around the inside edge of each ramekin and place an overturned plate on top

19

Invert and release the flan

20

Garnish and serve