Pumpkin Flan

Try this fun pumpkin flan as a dessert for Halloween. It can be baked in a pumpkin-shaped tart pan and decorated with chocolate ganache to look like a jack-o'-lantern.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 135 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• ½ cup pumpkin puree
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ¼ cup applesauce
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 (8 ounce) container silken tofu
• 1 drop orange food coloring (Optional)
• ¼ cup 70% to 80% dark chocolate, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a tart pan on a baking sheet.

Step 2

Combine silken tofu, pumpkin puree, applesauce, cornstarch, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, and food coloring in a bowl. Puree using a stick blender until smooth. Pour batter into the tart pan, filling only halfway.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until flan has set, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before inverting onto a serving plate.

Step 4

Place chocolate in a metal bowl. Heat cream, honey, and butter in a small saucepan until almost boiling and pour over chocolate. Leave for 1 minute, then stir well until chocolate has melted. Transfer chocolate ganache to a piping bag fitted with a small tip and decorate pumpkin flan. Refrigerate until serving.