Cafe Con Leche Flan at Maya Grill, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
I recently made a visit to the Maya Grill, which is found over at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. It is delightful restaurant that is off the beaten path; one that not a lot of people think about.
Well, of course, a restaurant that serves up Mexican food would offer flan, so I found one of the types of flan they offer and am sharing the recipe with you!
Ingredients
- For the caramel coating
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- For the flan
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons coffee extract
- 5 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- For the garnish
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Butter 6 8-inch ramekins.
- Place all ingredients in a heavy saucepan and cook over high heat, stirring constantly until caramel turns golden brown and runs clear (without traces of granulated sugar).
- Pour the caramel into prepared ramekins and set aside to cool.
- Heat both types of milk and the coffee extract in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until just before boiling.
- When bubbles begin to form around the edges of the pan, remove from heat.
- Whisk the eggs and egg yolks into the milk mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared ramekins.
- Place ramekins in a casserole pan and fill pan with hot water to reach 1/2 to 2/3 of the way up the sides of the ramekins.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes or until the skin on the top of the custard is set (no longer sticky).
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- Heat sugar and water in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until the mixture turns a golden color (to about 270 degrees; when mixture forms brittle threads when dropped into ice water, it is ready).
- Drizzle onto greased aluminum foil or greased parchment paper in swirls and other desired designs.
- Allow to cool (this takes only a few minutes).
- Remove swirls with a spatula and use to garnish cooled flan, as liberally as desired.