Flan Recipe [ in pressure cooker ]
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Pressure Cooker Flan: If you love flan and dread cooking in oven for over hour and half, you are not alone. But if you are comfortable using a pressure cooker (traditional or electric or instant pot), this is a quick and easy recipe. To be honest, I don't know what I would do with out a pressure cooker. Most of my recipes are prepared using pressure cooker. I grew up watching my mom and everyone in the family using them. My mom used to make flan, custard pudding, caramel bread pudding etc., in pressure cooker, so I knew how to make them in pressure cooker. Actually, I never tried baking them in oven. The time required to prepare in oven discourages me to even try :P
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup - granulated white sugar
- 2 tbsp. - water
- 2 cups - half-and-half or milk or coconut milk
- 1 14oz can - sweetened condensed milk
- 3 - eggs
- 1 tbsp - vanilla extract
- 1 tsp - dark rum (optional)
- Required equipment: a flan pan or round baking dish.
Method:
- In a small saucepan, heat white sugar over medium heat until all of the sugar has melted and turned amber. Remove from heat and carefully add the 2 tbsp of water (watch out for the steam). Stir until all of the water has mixed in, then pour into your flan mold or round baking dish. Set aside to cool while you make the flan mixture.
- Combine the eggs, half-and-half, condensed milk, and vanilla in a blender. (also add rum if desired) Blend until combined and no streaks remain. Gently pour into your prepared flan mold, then cover.
- Pour 1 cup of water in to your pressure cooker, and let the water come to a boil. Place a trivet or a wire stand in the center.
- Close the flan-mold and seal. If using a baking pan, cover the pan with aluminum foil to seal.
- Carefully place the flan mold/pan on a trivet.
- Close cooker lid. Bring to full pressure on high heat. Reduce heat and cook 12 minutes. [do not put the pressure-weight]
- After time is up, turn off the pressure cooker and allow the pressure to release naturally for another 12 minutes. Remove flan from pressure cooker and uncover (flan should be slightly jiggly in the center, but not watery). Allow to cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight) before serving.
- Serve: Run a paring knife around the edge of the cup to loosen the custard. Set a plate on top of the flan-mold/pan, grab both the pan and the plate, and flip them together. Gently tap on the top, and lift the pan off of the flan - tap gently on the plate to unmold if it sticks. Pour rest of the melted caramel from the pan over the flan. Cut the flan, serve, and enjoy!
Makes about 8 servings.
Variations:
- To make an Irish Cream Flan, replace 1/2 cup of half-and-half with 1/2 cup of your favorite brand of Irish Cream and reduce the vanilla extract to 1 teaspoon. Do NOT use milk, or your flan might curdle.
- To make a dulce de leche flan, replace the can of condensed milk with a can of dulce de leche.
Labels: Baking, condensed milk, Desserts, Holidays, Pie, Sweet
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