- nadineali18
Caramel custard in the Instant pot
This dessert has so many names! Caramel custard, Creme Caramel, Caramel pudding, flan. But whatever you want to call it, it is the simplest yet yummiest dessert ever!
This caramel custard is made in the instant pot. The biggest advantage of that is it is a time saver!
This pudding is made in the instant pot. The biggest advantage of that is it is a time saver!
This caramel custard recipe was my grandma's favorite. So much so that I would wonder will she leave any dessert for the kids?!! I have never seen anyone enjoy desserts as much as she did!

Total Time:
Prep time 20 mins
Cooking time 12 mins
Chilling time 4 hrs
Equipment:
Instant pot
Trivet
6 inch cake pan
Sieve
If making teddy bear
6 inch domed pan
4 inch domed pan
Ingredients:
Caramel
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
Custard
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
If making teddy bear, I used half the recipe in the second, smaller pan
Fondant in light brown, red and black for decoration
Method
Make caramel. Put the sugar and water in a heavy bottomed saucepan and heat up
brush the sides of the pan with water using a pastry brush
do not stir, when it turns a golden amber color its done
Pour it in your pan
start the custard, heat the milk, vanilla and sugar a bit

beat the eggs and gradually add them to the milk
strain the mixture
pour into pan, do not overfill
cover tightly with foil
fill instant pot with 2 cups of almost boiling water
Put pan on a trivet and lower it in

select steam, low pressure for 12 minutes and let it release naturally for 10 mins
cool at room temperature and chill for at least 4 hours
loosen sides with a knife and turn over a serving dish

Roll out the brown fondant and cut an oval shape for the mouth
make balls out of the black fondant, 2 eyes and a bigger nose
make the ears, by cutting 2 round circles
cut out a heart with the red fondant
make the hands with the brown fondant
Enjoy!
Some helpful tips:
Add the fondant decorations right before serving other wise the color will start to bleed because of the caramel
serving dish should have a bit of depth to catch the caramel