Pumpkin Flan 4I’m a big fan of the TV series “Friends” I literally grow up with it; my last year of high school was also the last season of “Friends”. When I think about flan, it’s inevitable for me to think about a Friend’s episode where Monica prepares Rachel a birthday flan and they make fun of the poor flan throughout the episode.  I laughed a lot in that episode! Especially because flan always has been a beloved dessert for me and before that episode I was so use as seeing flan in birthday tables that I had never thought about its jiggly consistency. 

Pumpkin Flan 3After some years of that episode, I would like to think that the perception of flan has change in the international forum hahaha. I think that nowadays there are more foodies out there and a lot more open minds when talking about different culinary flavors and textures. As I mentioned, flan is one of my favorite’s desserts, and when I saw that I had leftover pumpkin puree from my Pumpkin & Coffee Muffins it occurred to me that it would make a great addition to a Mexican flan, and with all those delicious species that usually accompany pumpkin desserts it will give my flan a super autumnly touch. Thus my version of Pumpkin flan was born, and I’m proud of it!

Pumpkin Flan MoldAt my house this flan was a complete winner… well I have to admit that we as a family are open to new tastes, textures and ingredients (except my dad), and this Pumpkin fits perfectly in that category. It has a very intense flavor from the species mixture, and the color and taste of pumpkin can be distinguish instantly.

Pumpkin Flan 5I really hope you dare to try it! I’m sure that you will dazzle your friends with a typical Mexican dessert with a fall twist.

I found the script from that Friend’s episode:

Phoebe: Ok, here are the birthday candles. Where’s the birthday cake?

Monica: Ok, we´re not having birthday cake, we’re having birthday flan.

Chandler: Excuse me?

Monica: It’s a traditional Mexican custard dessert.

Joey: Oh that’s nice. Happy Birthday Rachel, here’s some goo.

Last scene: Close up of the flan on the table with birthday candles

Monica: Ok verybody, it’s time for flan.

Chandler: Yup, get ready for the gelatinous fun.

Joey: Kinda looks like that stuff you get when you get a bad infection.

Monica: Ok, that’s enough.

Phoebe: Ok Rachel, make a special flan wish.

Rachel: Ok, I’ve got one (She blows out the candles. Chandler calls out “heads up” and a volleyball lands in the flan) Wow, those things almost never come true

Pumpkin Pie
Serves 8
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Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
1 hr 30 min
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
1 hr 30 min
For the syrup
  1. 200 gr (7 oz) sugar
  2. 50 ml water
For the flan
  1. 1 cup evaporated milk
  2. 1 can (397 gr) condensed milk
  3. 1 cup pumpkin puree
  4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  5. ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  6. ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  7. ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  8. 3 eggs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 170°C.
  2. In a heavy saucepan cook sugar and water over medium heat. Leave on the heat until the sugar is completely melted and it turns a dark amber color, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Quickly pour into an ungreased round baking mold (diameter: 20 cm/7.87 in), tilt to coat the bottom and the walls of the mold. Be very careful because the sugar mixture is really hot. Allow to cool for 30-40 minutes. You know it’s ready because the caramel will start to “crack”, you will hear it and see small openings on the caramel.
  3. Put the rest of the ingredients in a blender. Blend until well combined, remove the lid and with a silicon spatula pour down the mixture so it can mix well. Pour into the mold previously coated with the caramel. Place mold on a large roasting pan. Pour hot water into the roasting pan to reach a little more than halfway of the side of the mold. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  4. Let it cool. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  5. To serve, run a spatula or a thin knife between flan and side of the mold to loosen. Put a serving platter over the mold, holding the platter and the mold securely together, quickly invert. Let the caramel to pour over the flan and around the flan.
  6. Enjoy!
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