Mango and Honey Flan

Posted by Ben On March - 31 - 2009 Under Desserts and Pastries

Mango and Honey Flan

It’s been a while since the last time I posted a dessert on this blog and that’s because I haven’t been eating many lately. With speedo season rapidly approaching I need to make sure to be in excellent shape to wear my new swimsuit, LOL. Yeah, call me vain, but if I don’t take care of myself, nobody else is going to, right? :-p

Anyway, I an finally starting to see mangoes up here in Ohio and I couldn’t resist to buy some on my last trip to the store. I used most of them for my breakfast bombas and fruit salads but I really wanted to use one to experiment with a new flan flavor. The result was the beautiful flan you see in these pictures.

Mango and Honey Flan

The Ingredients:

  • 1 14oz can condensed milk
  • 1 16oz can evaporated milk
  • 1 large mango (click here for a post on how to cut a mango)
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1 TBSP vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup honey

The How-To:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F
  2. Slightly heat a 10″ round baking pan and pour honey. Swirl the pan to cover sides and bottom with the honey.
  3. Blend the rest of the ingredients together and pour into the pan.
  4. Pour about 1″ of water into a larger pan, 11 or 12″, and put the smaller one into it (bain marie). Cover with foil aluminum paper.
  5. Bake for 60 minutes, or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
  6. Put the baking pan on a wire rack and let it cool for at least 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before unmolding.
  7. To unmold, put a plate on top of the pan facing down and flip the pan over and slide it off.

The afterthoughts:

  • Flans are some of my favorite desserts to make because they are fast and easy to make and delicious treats. Mango and honey were a great combination for this one and I don’t think there’s anything I’d change.
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Mango and Honey Flan

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32 Replies

  1. Andrea Said,

    Oh, you are singing my tune. What a beautiful flan!

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 12:45 pm

  2. Natasha - 5 Star foodie Said,

    How pretty – and I love the mango flavor!

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 1:31 pm

  3. Hélène Said,

    That flan is probably hard to resist. What a great picture.

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 1:46 pm

  4. Gera @ SweetsFoods Said,

    Wow Ben shocked for the beautiful photo!! Love the normal flan but must be really gorgeous with mango :)

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 2:52 pm

  5. MyKitchenInHalfCups Said,

    Oh . . . I think you could win my heart with this one!

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 3:53 pm

  6. recipes2share Said,

    OOHH! It is my exercise class this evening…living to regret all this cooking!!

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 3:57 pm

  7. Esi Said,

    I’m not a big flan eater, but this has two of my favorite things (mango and honey)….hope the speedo training is going well ;)

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 4:35 pm

  8. Peter G Said,

    I adore both those flavours of honey and mango…beautifully combined in this flan. “Speedo” season is an interesting time to look forward to Ben!…LOL

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 5:09 pm

  9. maria Said,

    I cannot tell you just how much I adore flan and the Greek version, crema caramele. Probably my favorite dessert ever. I still remember my 6th grade class trip to a Colombian restaurant in Queens with the fellow students from my Spanish class–it was the first time I ever tried flan and I fell in love it with it immediately. There is a distinctly different taste to flan than the Greek version.
    The flavors of your Mango and honey flan sound amazing.

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 5:39 pm

  10. End Of March Food & Cooking Links : Blisstree Said,

    [...] mango and honey flan from What’s Cooking is a total drool worthy. *licks [...]

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 8:55 pm

  11. Soma Said,

    I do not know how i can get speedo ready with this:-) if i lay my hands on this even u won’t get a share. I love flans, mangoes just ROCK!!!! What a gorgeous picture.

    Posted on March 31st, 2009 at 9:22 pm

  12. Jude Said,

    I wouldn’t wear a speedo even in my own bathtub, but to each their own I guess :)
    Can’t tell you how excited I am to try this recipe out.

    Posted on April 1st, 2009 at 1:14 am

  13. MeetaK Said,

    Oh boy I am loving this! Honey and mango in a panna cotta? Ben I think I do want to marry you LOL ;-)

    Posted on April 1st, 2009 at 1:18 am

  14. Micaela | Striving Green Said,

    That looks absolutely beautiful. Anything with mangoes gets my attention.

    Posted on April 1st, 2009 at 8:56 am

  15. kat Said,

    What a beautiful flan!

    Posted on April 1st, 2009 at 9:20 am

  16. Simone (junglefrog) Said,

    This looks beautiful Ben! I absolutely love mango’s but it’s still a bit too early here for them… I will have to wait a while!

    Posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 1:12 am

  17. vickyta Said,

    Thank you Ben, for your response to my question. I love your flan, since I’m on a diet I’m going to make it for my husband, lovely. Thank you again

    Posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 1:56 am

  18. joan nova Said,

    looks fabuloso!!

    Posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 10:48 am

  19. Bellini Valli Said,

    This would be a perfect way to try those mangos Ben:D

    Posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 3:09 pm

  20. Sam Said,

    That looks amazing!

    Posted on April 3rd, 2009 at 2:23 am

  21. Sophie Said,

    MMMMMM…Ben!! You have made my evening!! It looks so delicious!!! I love mango!!

    Posted on April 4th, 2009 at 3:29 pm

  22. Cynthia Said,

    Oh Ben, this is bookmarked and I’ll definitely be making it. Mangoes and blossoms are already on the trees here.

    Posted on April 6th, 2009 at 6:50 pm

  23. Kevin Said,

    This mango flan looks and sounds so good!

    Posted on April 7th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

  24. Aparna Said,

    Looks gorgeous. Love that colour and with the mango season just beginning here, can’t wait to try out all those mango desserts.

    Posted on April 9th, 2009 at 5:25 am

  25. Ashley Said,

    Okay when I saw the picture I thought yummm refreshing mango dessert! But then I saw it has condensed milk AND cream cheese. I have to make this.

    Posted on April 29th, 2009 at 7:45 pm

  26. Teresa Said,

    Hola Chulo. Came by to say hi and wish you a happy Cinco de Mayo. This Mango Flan is to die for. I’ll be trying this recipe for sure. Gracias querido.

    Posted on May 5th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

  27. Kaitlin Said,

    Mango and honey – such a tempting combination. And this flan looks lovely!

    Posted on May 6th, 2009 at 10:26 am

  28. Leela@SheSimmers Said,

    I have a go-to recipe that calls for evaporated milk, condensed milk, cream cheese and eggs just like this one, except without the mango. This looks really good, Ben.

    Posted on May 8th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

  29. Ana Powell Said,

    Hi Ben
    Just to let you know that I cooked your lovely mango and honey flan and we all loved it.
    Thanks for this great recipe, I have posted my flan on Magic Flavours.
    Take care and have a great weekend x

    Posted on May 9th, 2009 at 10:17 am

  30. Jen Said,

    Wow! That flan looks fab!

    Posted on May 14th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

  31. Sudha Said,

    Hi Ben,
    Thx for dropping by my blog. The mango flan looks yummy, wish I could have a slice!

    Posted on May 27th, 2009 at 2:40 am

  32. Tangled Noodle Said,

    This is such an awesome recipe! I love flan but the only variation I’ve done so far is to add coconut milk – mango sounds even better. Can’t wait to try this out!

    Posted on June 8th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

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