hi there, i promised you flan on monday and because i am a lady of my word, here i bring you a flan recipe. not just any flan recipe but my family’s recipe, altered to make it pumpkin!

i have made many flans in my day, i think i learned to make flans when i was 13 years old or something like that. in my family we have flan for every event: birthdays, christmas, july 4th, thanksgiving, new years, etc. seemingly every time there are more that 5 of us together at one place someone brings a flan. hahahaha! 

this is the first time i make a pumpkin flavored flan and thankfully, it was a successful flan! my delicious flan streak continues!! 

and now, just in time for halloween and thanksgiving here it is: pumpkin flan!!

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
6 eggs
1 can of evaporated milk
1 can of condensed milk
2 cups of pumpkin puree
splash of vanilla extract
splash of brandy or dark rum 

INSTRUCTIONS:
before i keep going with this recipe i must tell you that in my family we all have these flaneras (flan making pots). a flanera has three parts: the pot (which has the water to steam the flan), the bundt pan and the lid. 

the flaneras are a great way to make flan using a stove-top burner instead of the oven. this comes really handy when cooking a holiday meal and needing the space to make pernil or other holiday dishes. 

now that that is out of the way…

i started with the caramel. the easiest caramel ever. melt your sugar on a small pot mixing once in a while to make sure the caramel melts thoroughly. at the end, the caramel should be smooth and silky caramel.

pour the caramel on the flan pan. 

make sure the caramel covers the bottom surface of the pan. 

next, blend all of the ingredients. the best way to do this is on a blender. 

make sure to blend everything so that the mixture is smooth and has no bumps. 

pour the mixture onto the pan and cook for 1hr and 15minutes or until a knife comes out clean. 

the flan will rise a bit, not to worry it will drop once it cools. 

cool the flan completely. it should take at least 3 hours on the fridge. 

once the flan is cold, use a knife to release the flan from the edges. 

and flip onto a serving plate. 

look at how pretty it looks!!

the caramel goes really well with the pumpkin and the fact that the pumpkin was added to the flan mixture did not affect the consistency of it one bit. a perfect treat for the holidays!

i am so glad that i tried out the pumpkin on the flan. 

what are you doing this weekend? hope you have a great one!

hasta luego!