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Prep time
4 hours 15 minutes
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Cook time
1 hour 10 minutes
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Makes
one 8-inch flan
Test Kitchen Notes
This ginger, cinnamon, and turmeric-spiced flan is packed with warm, cozy flavor—it's almost reminiscent of a turmeric latte.
This recipe was developed in partnership with Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs. —The Editors
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Ingredients
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3/4 cup
granulated sugar
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Kosher salt
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3/4 teaspoon
ground ginger, plus 1/4 teaspoon
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10
Pete and Gerry's Organic Egg Yolks
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1
can sweetened condensed milk
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1
(12-ounce) can evaporated milk
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2 1/4 teaspoons
ground turmeric
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1/4 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
Directions
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Heat oven to 350°F. Combine 3 tablespoons water, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Without stirring, melt sugar until completely dissolved, about 5 minutes. Once sugar is melted, turn heat to medium-low and continue to cook until it has a deep amber color, gently swirling the pan occasionally, 15 to 18 minutes. Adjust heat to low, if necessary.
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As soon as the caramel reaches a deep amber color, lower the heat, add 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger, and swirl the pan vigorously to combine. Then immediately pour the caramel into an 8-inch cake pan or divide evenly amongst llaneras or ramekins. Allow caramel to cool completely.
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While the caramel cools, in a large bowl, combine egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, ground turmeric, cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, and a pinch of salt. Very gently whisk in circular motions. The harder you whisk, the more bubbles will form in your custard, leaving bubbles in the finished product.
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Gently pour mixture through a mesh strainer into a measuring cup. You should have about 3 ½ cups of mixture. Allow mixture to sit to settle any bubbles that were formed. Pour mixture into the cake pan or divide mixture evenly into llaneras or ramekins.
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Place the flan pan inside a roasting pan, then place the roasting pan in the oven. Add simmering water to the roasting pan so it surrounds the flan pan with about 1 inch of water. Bake flan until firm around the edges and still wobbly in the center, 35 to 40 minutes. Bake times will be less for a llanera or ramekins, depending on their size.
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Remove flan pan from water bath and let cool until room temperature. Transfer to the fridge and let set, about 4 hours. When ready to serve, remove flan from fridge and let sit 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges and place a serving platter upside down over the top. Invert flan onto platter, scraping out any loose caramel.
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