Have a lot of yolks left from buttercream and pandan extract so I used some to make flan in my instant pot. Have not eat flan for a while and it is so smooth and addictive!!!😋😋😋
- Ingredients:
- 3 large whole eggs & 3 egg yolks
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp pandan extract (blended from pandan leaves and water) Can omit and use more paste instead
- 1/2 to 1 tsp pandan paste
- Caramel syrup:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Mix and boil until desire color. Darker will give a bitter taste. So turn off heat once golden. Swirl around until bubble subside before pouring into glass bowl. Swirl fast to coat bottom of bowl. Bowl used is 7 cup glass oven safe.
- Custard:
- In a pot, mix together milk, sugar and salt on medium heat to melt sugar. Add in pandan favor and paste. Don't boil the milk.
- If boiling hot then cool 3-5 mins.
- In a bowl, gently stir eggs. Do not over beat.
- Pour warm milk into egg while stirring to mix.
- Strain the mixture with fine mesh strainer. Pour into bowl. Cover bowl with aluminum foil.
- Oven method:
- Place bowl on a towel in a water bath. Bake it at 325 F for 1&1/2 hr. After done, cool and chill it in the fridge.
- Instant Pot method:
- 2 cup water in the 8qt IP
- Place bowl towel on the steam rack into IP
- 10 mins manual High Pressure.
- 10 mins NR then QR to get the rest of the pressure out.
- Remove, cool and then chill in refrigerator before serving.
