Caramel-Coated Pumpkin Flan

Serves: 4

Jonathan Flatley

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

46

Sweetness

39

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Water

1.5 tsps

Ground Ginger

4 large

Egg

4 large

Egg Yolk

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 325°F

2

Combine 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water in small saucepan

3

Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves

4

Increase heat and bring to boil, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush

5

Boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides and swirling pan, about 12 minutes

6

Immediately pour caramel into 7- to 8-cup soufflé dish (7 1/2x3 1/2 inches), tilting and rotating dish to coat bottom and 2 inches up sides thickly

7

Place dish in 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan

8

Whisk pumpkin, condensed milk, sugar, and spices in large bowl to blend

9

Whisk in eggs and yolks, then cream and vanilla

10

Pour custard into prepared dish

11

Pour enough hot water into baking pan to come 1 1/2 inches up sides of dish

12

Bake flan until deep brown on top and firmly set in center and blade of small sharp knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 2 hours 10 minutes

13

Remove flan from water; cool 1 hour

14

Refrigerate uncovered until very cold, at least 6 hours

15

(Can be made 2 days ahead

16

Cover and keep refrigerated

17

) Cut around flan to loosen

18

Place platter on flan dish

19

Holding platter and flan dish together, invert, allowing flan to settle onto platter

20

Scrape out any caramel syrup remaining in dish and drizzle over flan

21

Surround flan with frosted grapes

22

Cut flan into wedges; serve with grapes

23

Combine 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water in small saucepan

24

Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves

25

Increase heat and bring to boil, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush

26

Boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides and swirling pan, about 12 minutes

27

Immediately pour caramel into 7- to 8-cup soufflé dish (7 1/2x3 1/2 inches), tilting and rotating dish to coat bottom and 2 inches up sides thickly

28

Place dish in 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan

29

Whisk pumpkin, condensed milk, sugar, and spices in large bowl to blend

30

Whisk in eggs and yolks, then cream and vanilla

31

Pour custard into prepared dish

32

Pour enough hot water into baking pan to come 1 1/2 inches up sides of dish

33

Bake flan until deep brown on top and firmly set in center and blade of small sharp knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 2 hours 10 minutes

34

Remove flan from water; cool 1 hour

35

Refrigerate uncovered until very cold, at least 6 hours

36

(Can be made 2 days ahead

37

Cover and keep refrigerated

38

) Cut around flan to loosen

39

Place platter on flan dish

40

Holding platter and flan dish together, invert, allowing flan to settle onto platter

41

Scrape out any caramel syrup remaining in dish and drizzle over flan

42

Surround flan with frosted grapes

43

Cut flan into wedges; serve with grapes

44

Preheat oven to 325°F