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Saffron Coconut Cardamom Flan with Candied Orange Peel

Saffron Coconut Cardamom Flan with Candied Orange Peel

Silky coconut flan infused with saffron, cardamom, and vanilla, finished with a soft coconut sugar caramel. Creamy, gently spiced, and not too sweet, it’s a chilled dessert made for slow moments and candlelit tables.

Servings: 4–6

Ingredients

Caramel Layer

  • ½ cup organic coconut sugar
  • 2 tbsp filtered water

Flan Base

  • 2 cups full-fat organic coconut milk (canned, well-shaken)
  • 2 Tbsp The Fullest Saffron Latte Powder
  • ¼ cup organic maple syrup (or organic coconut nectar)
  • 3 tbsp organic arrowroot starch (slurry)
  • 1 tsp organic vanilla extract
  • Pinch organic sea salt

Optional Garnish – Honey–Saffron Candied Orange Peel

  • 2 large organic oranges (Meyer if possible)
  • 1 cup filtered water
  • ½ cup raw organic honey
  • Pinch The Fullest organic saffron threads (10–12, lightly crushed)
  • 1 organic cinnamon stick (optional)
  • 2–3 organic cardamom pods (optional)

In this Recipe

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Instructions

1 Caramel

Heat coconut sugar + water until amber. Quickly pour into 4–6 ramekins.

2 Flan Base

Make slurry with arrowroot + ½ cup coconut milk. Heat remaining milk with saffron latte powder, maple, vanilla, salt. Whisk in slurry; cook until custard-like.

3 Assemble

Pour into ramekins over caramel. Cool, then refrigerate 4 hrs+.

4 Unmold

Run knife along edges, invert onto plates, let caramel cascade.

5 Optional Candied Orange Peel

  • Slice peel, blanch 3x. Simmer water, honey, saffron, spices. Add peel; cook 30–40 min until glossy.
  • Dry 6–8 hrs or overnight. (Optional: toss in organic coconut sugar).

6 Plating

  • Place flan center plate.
  • Garnish with candied peel, organic crushed pistachios, and dried rose petals.
  • Serve chilled with extra candied peel on the side. 

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