This flan del coco recipe uses a coconut-flavored base and uses an egg replacer to give that rich flavor that makes a flan, flan. You'll use tofu, coconut cream and milk, raw sugar, vanilla, and pretty edible flowers for serving.
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Servings4
Ingredients
For the syrup
6tbsp(85 g) raw sugar
¼cup(60 ml) water
For the flan
1½cups(360 ml) unsweetened coconut milk
⅓cup(80 ml) unsweetened coconut cream
2tbsp(16 g) agar powder
2tbsp(10 g) egg replacersuch as Follow Your Heart VeganEgg
½cup(120 ml) ice-cold water
2tbsp(32 g) strained and squeezed extra-firm tofu
¼cup(45 g) raw sugar
1tbsp(15 ml) vanilla
Pinch of turmeric for color
Pinch of salt
For serving
¼cup(8 g) marigold petals, or another edible flower
Instructions
To make the syrup, melt down the sugar and water in a small pot until the crystals dissolve. Add the syrup to the bottom of a 6-inch (15-cm) mold or 3 small (2-inch [5-cm]) molds for individual servings.
To make the flan, add the coconut milk, coconut cream and agar powder to a saucepan. Let it sit for 10 minutes, and then bring to a simmer while whisking constantly. Reduce the heat to low, whisking until all the agar powder completely dissolves. Take the pan off of the heat and set aside.
Combine the egg replacer with the ice-cold water in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk until the mixture is completely smooth. Set aside.
Place the tofu, sugar, vanilla, turmeric and salt in blender and blend until completely smooth. Add the blended tofu mixture to the hot coconut and agar mixture and whisk to combine. Slowly pour the coconut-tofu mixture into the egg replacer bowl while whisking.
Whisk until completely smooth. Pour the mixture into the flan mold(s) over the syrup. Cover the dish with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
To remove from the baking dish, dip into hot water for 15 seconds, then flip onto a platter. Serve the flan on a platter and top with edible flower petals in a ring around the edge of the flan.
Chef’s Note: If you can’t find edible flowers, you can use toasted coconut shreds as a garnish.