Caramel key lime flan is a tantalizing dessert that combines the creamy richness of a custard base with the tangy sweetness of key lime and the decadence of a caramel topping. This delectable treat is a fusion of flavors and textures, making it a popular choice for special occasions or as a sweet ending to a memorable meal. The key lime adds a burst of citrusy brightness to the creamy custard, while the caramel topping provides a luscious, golden-brown finish that adds a touch of elegance to this classic dessert. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the steps to create a delightful caramel key lime flan that will leave your taste buds wanting more.
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CARAMEL FLAN
Sometimes I like to top this Mexican dessert with whipped cream and toasted slivered almonds. -Anelle Mack, Midland, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 8-10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook sugar until melted, about 12 minutes. Do not stir. When sugar is melted, reduce heat to low and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until syrup is golden brown, about 2 minutes. , Quickly pour into an ungreased 2-qt. round souffle dish, tilting to coat the bottom; let stand for 10 minutes., In a blender, combine the condensed milk, milk, eggs, yolks and vanilla. Cover and process for 15 seconds or until well blended. Slowly pour over syrup., Place the souffle dish in a larger baking pan. Add 1 in. of boiling water to baking pan. Bake 350° for 55-60 minutes or until center is just set (mixture will jiggle). Remove souffle dish from larger pan. Place on a wire rack; cool for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate overnight., To unmold, run a knife around edge and invert flan onto a large rimmed serving platter. Cut into wedges or spoon onto dessert plates; spoon sauce over each serving.
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EASY CARAMEL FLAN (CREME CARAMEL)
This is so good and so easy. I found this recipe after my husband started getting nostalgic about his years spent in Northern Spain. He absolutely loves it when I make it and thinks it's very close to what he would get in Spain. It comes together quick since you barely need to measure anything.
Provided by C. Taylor
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Brown sugar in a saucepan till a medium dark golden brown, but not burnt and then QUICKLY transfer to the bottom of a pie plate(you may add a few tablespoons of water to help it melt).
- In a large bowl beat the eggs and then add the 2 cans of milk and vanilla extract, mixing well.
- Pour mixture into pie plate.
- Using a larger pan that the pie plate will fit in, fill half way with the boiling water, place in oven, and then place pie plate in the middle of the large pan.
- Bake for approximately 45 - 55 minutes. The center should be soft and firm but not liquidly.
- Let cool and then after running a knife around the edge to seperate, flip over onto a serving dish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 339.5, Fat 10.2, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 123.3, Sodium 148, Carbohydrate 52.1, Sugar 47.7, Protein 10.2
CREAMY CARAMEL FLAN
This recipe is a cross between egg custard and cheesecake. Rich and delicious.
Provided by Jo Poynor
Categories Desserts Custards and Pudding Recipes Flan Recipes
Time 8h
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 349.7 calories, Carbohydrate 41 g, Cholesterol 141.9 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Protein 10.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 191.2 mg, Sugar 40.4 g
VANILLA AND LIME FLAN
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F
- To make the caramel, heat together the water and sugar gently, over a medium flame, until it is golden brown, about 10 minutes, ensuring the mixture does not burn.
- Meanwhile, pour the condensed milk and whole milk into a pan. Add the lime zest. Slice the vanilla pod in half and carefully scrape out the vanilla seeds and add these to the milk mixture. Simmer the milk slowly for 15 minutes to let the flavors combine.
- Once the caramel is ready, pour into a cake pan and swirl it around to evenly coat the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
- In a bowl, crack the eggs and beat together. Slowly pour a little of the warm milk, vanilla, and lime mixture into the eggs. This will temper the eggs and prevent them from scrambling. Once the warm milk has raised the temperature of the eggs (tempered), pour in the rest of the milk. Pour all of the mixture into the cake pan over the caramel. Cook the cake pan in a water bath by placing the pan inside a larger pan that is filled half-way with water. Place in the oven and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Once ready, allow to cool and place inside a refrigerator overnight. The flan is then ready to be flipped over gently and served.
LIME FLAN WITH CARAMELIZED PINEAPPLE
Categories Citrus Dairy Egg Fruit Dessert Bake Low Fat Lime Pineapple Spring Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make flan:
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Place 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 1 1/2-inch-high sides in oven. Bring lime juice to simmer in small saucepan. Remove from heat; cool.
- Stir sugar and 1/4 cup water in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 6 minutes. Pour hot caramel into hot cake pan; using oven mitts, tilt cake pan to coat bottom evenly. Set aside.
- Stir reduced-fat milk and cornstarch in 1-cup glass measuring cup to blend. Combine condensed milk, lime peel and lime juice in large bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean. Stir to blend. Stir in egg substitute, then cornstarch mixture. Pour custard over caramel in pan. Place cake pan in large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to roasting pan to come halfway up sides of cake pan. Cover roasting pan with foil.
- Bake custard until set around edges and center 4 inches still moves when pan is gently shaken, about 50 minutes (do not overbake or custard will curdle). Transfer cake pan to rack and let flan cool. Cover and refrigerate flan overnight.
- Make pineapple:
- Spray large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray. Place skillet over high heat. Add 8 pineapple slices to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Drizzle 1 tablespoon lime juice over pineapple. Using spatula, transfer pineapple to plate. Wipe out skillet, then spray with more nonstick spray. Repeat with remaining 8 pineapple slices and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Cut pineapple slices diagonally in half. Sprinkle with chopped mint.
- Run small knife around cake pan sides to loosen flan. Invert flan onto platter. Cut into wedges; serve with pineapple.
TRADITIONAL CARAMEL FLAN
This delectable dessert is baked over a layer of caramelized sugar, so when it's inverted, a delicious golden sauce runs down the edges of the flan and forms a pool on the serving platter.-Mary Ann Kosmas, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a heavy saucepan or skillet over medium-low, heat 3/4 cup sugar. Do not stir. When sugar is melted, reduce heat to low; cook until syrup is golden brown, stir constantly. Quickly pour into an ungreased souffle dish or 2-qt. round baking dish, tilting to coat bottom of dish. Let stand for 10 minutes. , In a saucepan, heat milk until bubbles form around sides of saucepan. , Remove from the heat. In a bowl, whisk eggs, salt and remaining sugar. Stir 1 cup of warm milk into egg mixture; return all to pan and mix well. Add vanilla. Pour into prepared dish. , Place dish in a large baking pan. Fill larger pan with boiling water to a depth of 1 in. Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until center is just set (mixture will jiggle). Remove flan dish to a wire rack; cool for 1 hour. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until thoroughly chilled. Run a knife around edge and invert onto a rimmed serving platter. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 192mg cholesterol, Sodium 157mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (46g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 9g protein.
LIGHT CREME CARAMEL- FLAN
Make and share this Light Creme Caramel- Flan recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Miryam MS
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 6 flans, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook without stirring until golden. Pour into 6 ramekins.
- Whisk eggs, vanilla, sugar and lukewarm milk in a bowl. Pour mixture into ramekins.
- Put ramekins in a roasting pan and add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for about 40-50 minutes.
- Cool and chill in refrigerator for about 8 hours.
- Turn out onto individual plates to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.4, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 142.9, Sodium 96.8, Carbohydrate 34.2, Sugar 34.4, Protein 7.4
CARAMEL FLAN
This pudim de leche is a Brazilian take on flan.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes 1 eight-inch flan
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Fill a roasting pan with 2 inches of water. Transfer to oven; preheat to 325 degrees. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside.
- Cook sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly and washing down sides with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming, until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking until sugar turns a deep caramel color. Immediately dip bottom of pan in ice-water bath, then pour caramel into an 8-inch round cake pan.
- Blend condensed milk, milk, and eggs in a blender until smooth. Pour into cake pan. Transfer to roasting pan, placing it in the water. Bake flan until just set and golden brown on top, about 1 hour.
- Transfer flan to a wire rack to cool. Chill 6 hours or preferably overnight.
- Just before serving, run a knife around edge of flan. Set a serving plate over pan; invert. Spoon sauce from pan over flan.
CARAMEL-GLAZED FLAN
This is a reduced-fat version of this delicious Spanish origin dessert. I made it this way and my family did not notice the difference with the original fatty version. Good point!
Provided by Mogirimi
Categories Desserts Custards and Pudding Recipes Flan Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a heavy skillet over medium-low heat, cook and stir sugar until melted and light brown. Carefully pour into a 9-inch round baking dish, tilting the dish to coat the bottom completely.
- In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks and egg whites. Stir in water, condensed milk, vanilla and salt until smooth. Pour into prepared dish. 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 1 hour, until center is just set (still a bit jiggly). Remove dish to a wire rack to cool for one hour. Then refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- To unmold, run a knife around the edge of the pan and invert onto a rimmed serving platter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.6 calories, Carbohydrate 59.5 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Protein 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 113.8 mg, Sugar 59.3 g
LIME CARAMEL
Provided by Susan Feniger
Categories Sauce Milk/Cream Dessert Simmer Lime Juice Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a deep saucepan over medium-high heat, cook the brown sugar, cream, corn syrup, and salt for 2 minutes without stirring. The caramel will start to bubble rapidly. Then swirl the pan gently to stir the caramel (instead of using a spoon), continuing to cook until the bubbles get larger and slower, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the lime juice. Stir with a rubber spatula to combine.
- Transfer the caramel to a small bowl and let it cool to room temperature. Or cover the bowl and store it in the refrigerator for up to 1 week (let it soften to room temperature before using it).
Tips:
- For a smoother flan, make sure to strain the custard mixture before pouring it into the baking dish.
- To prevent the flan from curdling, temper the eggs by slowly whisking in the hot milk mixture.
- Bake the flan in a water bath to prevent it from overcooking and cracking.
- Allow the flan to cool completely before refrigerating it. This will help it to set properly.
- When you're ready to serve the flan, run a knife around the edge of the dish to loosen it. Then, invert the dish onto a serving plate.
Conclusion:
Caramel key lime flan is a delicious and refreshing dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its creamy texture, tangy key lime flavor, and sweet caramel topping, this flan is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert to make, give caramel key lime flan a try. You won't be disappointed!
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