Mexican Dessert Recipes
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Creamy Coffee Flan
This flan de cafe adds a delicious coffee flavor to the classic Mexican flan recipe. Flan is extra luxurious with a coffee flavor. You can add any flavor of cream flavoring to this flan that you choose.
If you want to add some spice instead, like vanilla or cinnamon, simply add an extra half a cup of milk to the recipe and leave out the coffee creamer. You can mix the custard mixture together in a blender or food processor to speed things up, if you want, but beating it by hand is something that a lot of people feel gives this coffee flan a more authentic texture.
If you prefer your flan to be sweeter, add a couple of tablespoons of honey or sugar to the custard mixture while you whisk it. This coffee flan recipe is so easy to make. Some people do not preheat the oven before putting the flan in so if you forget, you can just turn the oven on when you put the flans in. It is up to you but the resulting flans will come out the same. This receta del flan de cafe is suitable for any occasion and, if you are a fan of coffee-flavored desserts, you will like this one very much.
Flan de Cafe
Ingredients -
1 cup milk
12 oz can evaporated milk
4 eggs
4 teaspoons instant coffee granules dissolved in 4 tablespoons water
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup cream flavoring
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Get 6 flan molds ready.
Each one should have a capacity of 8 ounces and be oven-safe. If you prefer, you can use a 9 inch round flan mold or an 8 inch square one.
Add the sugar to a pan and heat it over a moderate heat. Stir it constantly. When it turns to a brown liquid, it is ready. Pour this caramel into the flan molds, tilting them to cover the bottoms.
Mix the milk, evaporated milk, eggs, coffee mixture, and cream flavoring in a bowl and whisk well. Pour this mixture into the flan molds, on top of the caramel layer.
Fill a big roasting pan with water, an inch deep, and then put the molds into it. Cook the coffee flans for an hour, using a knife inserted into the center to test for doneness. If the knife comes out clean, the flans are ready.
Let them cool, in the flan molds, on a wire rack, then chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
Run a knife around the top of the flan mold to loosen it, then invert on to a serving plate.
(Serves 6)
Photo Description:
This is a wonderful looking Mexican flan recipe and the addition of coffee gives it a darker color than the traditional sunny yellow color, which is normally associated with flan recipes. This flan de cafe is great after dinner and you can either make individual portions or make a big round or square one and then cut it into wedges or squares to serve, like in the picture. If you like coffee desserts, you will love the flavor of this one. The texture is great too - creamy, silky and smooth. This is one of the most mouthwatering flan recipes of all.
