Flan is the favorite dessert in Latin Caribbean cuisine. There are as many recipes for flan as there are cooks. One of my favorite flan recipes is this café con leche (coffee with milk) inspired custard. You will need a double boiler for this recipe.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- whipped cream topping
Preparation:
1. In a bowl, whisk cornstarch into milk until smooth.
2. Using a double boiler, place the milk mixture, heavy cream, instant coffee, and sugar into the top pot.
3. Stir the ingredients over medium heat until thick. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. In a bowl, beat the eggs well. Take 1 cup of milk mixture from the double boiler still over the heat.
5. Slowly add the hot mixture to the eggs, beating continuously.
6. Pour the egg mix into the double boiler and beat until thoroughly incorporated.
7. Cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
8. Remove from heat and pour into individual dessert cups.
9. Cover with plastic wrap and let cool for a couple hours in the refrigerator to reach a custard consistency.
10. When chilled, top with whipped cream topping.
