Carrot Flan

Flan is a creamy, rich and elegant dessert. A delightful, soft custard covered with a sweetened caramel sauce. The flan is a delectable dessert with a unique blend of sweet flavors. 

Flan is also known as Crème caramel pudding and caramel custard is a creamy soft custard topped with a sweet caramel sauce. It is generally made with condensed milk, eggs and sweetener, then baked in water. 

Flan is a well-known Latin dessert. The caramel flan or the Spanish style is a popular flan version. This dessert is a staple in Latin American and Spanish cuisine. In Europe, flan can be found in countries such as in Croatia and France. In Asia, it has also grown in popularity. Flan is made slightly differently depending on the country. A few international flan recipes include:

• Cuban flan
• Mexican flan
• French flan
• Filipino Leche flan
• Matcha flavored flan 

The main ingredients for this flan are carrots and baking ingredients. For this recipe, I used imperator carrots. These are long, deep, orange-colored carrots. Feel free to experiment with other types of carrots for this flan. 

Carrots

Cook the carrots on medium heat.

Caramel sauce

In a medium skillet, add the sugar. Stir the sugar until the sugar has dissolved and melted. Then add the melted sugar to the cake pan. 

Filling

In a blender, add the cooked carrots, eggs, condensed milk, half & half, vanilla extract and salt. Blend the ingredients until smooth. Add the blended mixture into the cake pan. 

Baking pan/oven

In a baking pan, fill ¾ with water then place the cake pan into the pan. Then cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the flan is golden brown. 

Ingredients

3 carrots

2 eggs

2 ¾ cups water

¼ half & half

1 cup granulated sugar

1 can condensed milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Add water to a pot then cook the carrots on medium heat.

Caramel

On medium heat setting in a skillet, add sugar. 

Stir until the sugar dissolves and is melted. 

Place melted sugar in the fluted cake pan. 

Filing

In a blender, add

• cooked carrots
• eggs
• condensed milk
• half & half
• vanilla extract
• salt

Blend the ingredients until smooth.

Add the blended mixture into the heart shaped fluted pan.

Baking pan/oven 

In a baking pan, fill ¾ with water.

Place the heart shaped fluted cake pan in the baking pan. 

Cover with aluminum foil.

Bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until golden brown.