Need recipe for vegan flan (soy, dinner, taste, syrup)

[Lulu101]

I'm having some people over for a dinner party but their strict vegans. I would like to surprise them by cooking a flan though. Has anyone here cooked a vegan flan before, and if so could you paste the recipe here.

[ConeyIsBabe]

This tastes nothing like traditional flan...... but you can judge for yourself if you like it:

Almond Flan with Raspberry Sauce
5 cups soymilk or Rice Milk
1/3 cup agar agar
¼ cup arrowroot or kudzu
½ cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons almond extract
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 cup almonds
12 ounces raspberry jam (Cascadian Farms)
¾ cup water
In a two-quart saucepan, combine four cups of the soymilk and the agar flakes and simmer until the agar dissolves.
Combine the arrowroot or kudzu with the remaining soymilk, then add the maple syrup and extracts and add to the soymilk-agar mixture. Stir continuously over heat until the mixture thickens slightly and comes to a boil, about three to four minutes. Pour into individual small serving bowls. Chill for about two hours.
Preheat oven at 350º. Roast almonds until slightly brown. Cool, and then chop rough to fine.
Mix the raspberry jam and water.
To serve, turn each bowl upside down to allow the flan to slip out. Use knife if necessary. Spoon several tablespoons of the liquid jam over the top.

[planetsurf]

That looks like a great recipe, I might try it even though I'm not vegan.

I think vegan flan is an oxymoron. lol

[Lulu101]

Now I just have to check if they have nut allergies.

Originally Posted by ConeyIsBabe

This tastes nothing like traditional flan...... but you can judge for yourself if you like it:

Almond Flan with Raspberry Sauce
5 cups soymilk or Rice Milk
1/3 cup agar agar
¼ cup arrowroot or kudzu
½ cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons almond extract
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 cup almonds
12 ounces raspberry jam (Cascadian Farms)
¾ cup water
In a two-quart saucepan, combine four cups of the soymilk and the agar flakes and simmer until the agar dissolves.
Combine the arrowroot or kudzu with the remaining soymilk, then add the maple syrup and extracts and add to the soymilk-agar mixture. Stir continuously over heat until the mixture thickens slightly and comes to a boil, about three to four minutes. Pour into individual small serving bowls. Chill for about two hours.
Preheat oven at 350º. Roast almonds until slightly brown. Cool, and then chop rough to fine.
Mix the raspberry jam and water.
To serve, turn each bowl upside down to allow the flan to slip out. Use knife if necessary. Spoon several tablespoons of the liquid jam over the top.

[ConeyIsBabe]

FYI.... I got the recipe from a web site called veria.com It is a cable television network that offers health-related shows and several cooking shows that feature excellent vegan recipes !

[big mean bear]

"Google.com"

[Luiso]

Tell us how it taste as I can't imagine Flan with soy milk would think soy would go bad if heated .

[ConeyIsBabe]

When I made it, I didn't use soy milk..... I used cholocate Almond Breeze, and I didn't add the raspberry sauce, nor the almonds; therefore, it wasn't all that sweet. But it was OK.

You can't compare this recipe with the traditional Miami-style milk-based FLAN !!

[Cliffie]

I have never tried anything like this but it sounds lovely. How hard is it to find agar flakes and kudzu? Or can I just use cornstarch as a thickener?