Banana Flan

"This is from Fresh Ways with Desserts. A little gift left by a friend after garage "sailing". We thought this recipe was was worth the price of the set of books!EDIT:After the 1* review I eliminated some of the lemon juice. The original recipe called for 1 tsp. of lemon juice in the caramel and 3 tsp. in the flan. The banana gives this flan some texture."
 
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photo by Stephanie Y. photo by Stephanie Y.
photo by Stephanie Y.
photo by Stephanie Y. photo by Stephanie Y.
Ready In:
5hrs
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
8

ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • Begin by caramelizing a 1-quart souffle dish or a 6-inch-diameter cake pan; In a small heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine 1/2 cup of the sugar, and 3 tablespoons of water. Cook the mixture over medium-high heat until the sugar caramelizes-it will have a rich golden-brown hue. Immediately remove the saucepan from the heat. Working quickly, pour the caramel into the souffle dish or cake pan. Using potholders to protect your hands, tilt the dish in all directions to coat the bottom and about one inch of the adjacent sides. Continue tilting the dish until the caramel has hardened, then set the dish aside.
  • To prepare the custard, put the milk into a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. As soon as the milk reaches a boil, remove the pan from the heat and set it aside. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and the remaining 1/3 cup sugar, then stir in the rum, vanilla, cardamom or cinnamon, banana puree, and the remaining 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Stirring constantly to avoid curdling the eggs, pour the hot milk into the banana mixture. Transfer the custard to the caramelized dish.
  • Set the custard dish in a small roasting pan and pour enough hot tap water into the pan to come 1 inch up the sides of the custard dish. Bake the flan until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean-20 to 30 minutes. (Take care not to insert the knife so deep that it pierces the caramel coating.) Remove the flan from the hot-water bath and let it cool to room temperature. Put the flan into the refrigerator until it is chilled- about 3 hours.
  • To unmold the chilled flan, invert a serving plate over the top of the dish, then turn both over together. The dish should lift away easily; if it does not, turn the dish right side up again and run a small sharp knife around the top of the custard to loosen it. If you like garnish the flan with a ring of banana slices. Cut the flan into wedges and spoon some of the caramel sauce over each one before serving.

Questions & Replies

  1. What kind of rum do I use ?
     
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Reviews

  1. Nice and different.
     
  2. On a whim, I substituted the milk for coconut milk. And captain morgan's rum, because that's what I had. Delicious! But a bit on the sweet side. Next time I'll half the sugar. The caramel didn't really harden, it just kind of made a pool at the bottom of the pan. But the flan came right out of the pan and looked beautiful!
     
  3. I don't know what I did wrong, but this was not very good!?!!? I followed the recipe exactly using frozen bananas, and maybe that was the problem. I want to try and make again with fresh bananas and I will re-evaluate. I have made flan many times before, but this one stuck to the pan, the lemon was too pronounced and the whole dish was bitter, I actually took two spoonfuls and threw it out. A real bummer! Sorry Cookiedog....
     
  4. Luscious! And amazingly rich tasting despite the absence of cream. The caramel sauce pours right out of the chilled pan and the flan looks lovely on the serving plate. Wish I had a picture! Thanks, cookiedog!
     
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Tweaks

  1. On a whim, I substituted the milk for coconut milk. And captain morgan's rum, because that's what I had. Delicious! But a bit on the sweet side. Next time I'll half the sugar. The caramel didn't really harden, it just kind of made a pool at the bottom of the pan. But the flan came right out of the pan and looked beautiful!
     

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