Passion Fruit Flan

This creamy passion fruit flan is easily prepared right in the blender. Passion fruit pulp is blended together with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, eggs and vanilla. The flan is baked in a water bath to ensure it is perfectly moist. The topping is made with just 2 ingredients and will give this passion fruit flan or flan de parcha the ultimate ending. If you enjoyed this easy recipe for passion fruit flan, then you will definitely love this Guava Cheesecake and Chocolate Tres Leches Cake!

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An Explanation Of The Ingredients Used

• Passion Fruit Pulp – Defrost the passion fruit pulp before using it.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – This ingredient is what adds sweetness to the flan.
• Evaporated Milk – I prefer evaporated milk for baked desserts because it can withstand high temperatures without curdling.
• Eggs – The eggs will bind the ingredients together in this passion fruit flan.
• Vanilla Extract – Use vanilla extract to give the flan a light vanilla flavor.
• White Granulated Sugar – Cook the sugar in a sauce pan with the passion fruit pulp to make the topping.

How To Make The Passion Fruit Topping

1. First, start by making the topping. In a sauce pan over medium heat, combine the sugar and 1/3 cup of the passion fruit pulp.
2. Stir occasionally once the mixture begins to bubble. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until all of the sugar has dissolved and the mixture resembles a syrup.
3. Immediately pour the hot passion fruit syrup into the pan and rotate it to completely coat the bottom and sides of the cake pan or flanera. This must be done immediately before the syrup hardens. Use oven mitts to handle the pan. Set the pan aside to cool.

Stir the passion fruit topping once it begins to bubble.

Swirl the topping around inside the pan to coat the bottom and sides completely.

Pour the flan into the cake pan and bake in a water bath at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

How To Make Passion Fruit Flan

1. In a blender, combine the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, vanilla extract and 1/4 cup of passion fruit pulp. Pulse just until combined. This should only take about 7-10 seconds but this will vary depending on the power of your blender. This blender works very well.
2. Pour the flan mixture into the cake pan or flanera through a fine mesh strainer like this one. I like using the strainer to ensure a smooth texture for the flan.
3. Cover the flan with aluminum foil if you’re using a regular cake pan and place inside of a deep baking pan. Fill the large baking pan with water going half way up the pan that holds the flan. This is called a water bath.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
5. Remove the passion fruit flan from the oven and uncover for now. Allow the flan to come to room temperature. This should take about 1 hour.
6. Cover and transfer the flan to the refrigerator to cool for at least 8 hours or overnight.
7. Remove from the refrigerator and uncover the flan.
8. Hold a serving plate on top of the pan and slowly flip the pan upside down so the flan can slide out of the pan and onto the plate. The flan will easily slide out. If for some reason it does not, leave it on the plate upside down and tap on the sides of the pan until the flan transfers to the plate.
9. Finally, serve the passion fruit flan while cold and enjoy.

Storing Suggestions

Store leftover passion fruit flan in the refrigerator in an air tight container for up to 4 days. You can also freeze flan. Just make sure to wrap it with plastic wrap very well to prevent freezer burns and store in an air tight container. Cooked flan will keep in the freezer for up to two months.

Where Can I Buy Frozen Pulp?

Most grocery stores sell frozen passion fruit pulp in the freezer section. If your local grocery store doesn’t carry it, try your nearest Latin American supermarket.

Tips & Variations

• Making this flan at least 1 day before is important. The 8 hours in the refrigerator will give it time to set completely.
• Make sure to purchase passion fruit pulp without the seeds.
• If you can’t find frozen passion fruit pulp, try passion fruit juice instead. I recommend buying natural passion fruit juice without added sugar.
• Do not over blend the flan. It only takes about 5-7 seconds for most blenders to combine the ingredients. Too much blending will prevent you from accomplishing the smoothest texture possible for your flan.
• If you don’t own a blender, you may whisk the ingredients in a bowl until combined. I prefer the blender because the sweetened condensed milk is quite thick so it’s just faster to blend the ingredients together.