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Low-Fat Mango Flan with Orange and Mango Salad

3.9

(11)

This refreshing dessert comes from Lincoln Carson, pastry chef at the Highlands Inn in Carmel Highlands, California. It has a lovely rich texture, even though it has no eggs.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
2 cups chopped peeled pitted mangoes (about 2 medium)
1 cup low-fat (1%) buttermilk
1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 large orange, peeled, segmented
1 large mango, peeled, pitted, sliced
Thinly sliced fresh mint leaves

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Spray six 2/3- to 3/4-cup soufflé dishes with vegetable oil spray. Pour 2 tablespoons water into small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over; let stand 10 minutes. Stir over low heat just until gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat.

    Step 2

    Puree chopped mangoes in processor. Transfer 1 1/3 cups puree to medium saucepan; stir over low heat until warm. Mix in gelatin, then buttermilk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and salt. Strain mango mixture into bowl. Divide among prepared dishes. Chill until set.

    Step 3

    Combine 1 1/2 cups water, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon peel in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes. Strain. Mix in 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Chill lemon syrup until cold.

    Step 4

    Combine orange, sliced mango and mint in bowl. Run small knife around mango flans; invert onto plates. Surround with orange salad. Drizzle syrup over.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per Serving: calories
189; total fat
1 g; saturated fat
0.5 g; cholesterol
1 mg.
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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