Spiced Pumpkin Flan

Nov 19, 2025

A glistening caramel sauce tops this Spiced Pumpkin Flan.
Full of pumpkin pie flavour, this dessert is perfect for Fall or holiday entertaining.

Prep Time: 10 min •  Cook Time: 1 hour 10 min •  Total Time:  1 hour 20 min  •  Makes: 6-8 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (13.5 oz) canned pumpkin
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • pinch of salt
  • 1-2 tablespoons roasted pumpkin seeds (candied optional – see below recipe)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F
  2. Add sugar to a medium sauce pan and cook over low-medium heat, about 7 to 10 minutes, stirring continuously to keep it from burning and sticking to the pan.
  3. Carefully pour melted sugar into flan pan.
  4. In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs until well blended, then pour in sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin, salt, and pumpkin pie spice and mix until all ingredients are well blended.
  5. Pour pumpkin flan mixture into flan pan on top of the melted sugar, then set flan pan into a larger baking pan. Fill larger pan with 1 inch of hot tap water.
  6. Bake uncovered for 55-70 minutes until sharp knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  7. Once flan is done baking, carefully remove it from the oven and let it cool.
  8. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight.
  9. When ready to serve, run a knife around the edge of the flan to loosen it from the side. Invert the pan onto a serving plate and garnish with pumpkin seeds.

Roasted Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Seeds

INGREDIENTS
  • 3 cups dry pumpkin seeds
  • 3 Tablespoons salted butter
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
DIRECTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
  3. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat.
  4. Once the butter is melted, stir in the vanilla.
  5. Add the pumpkin seeds and stir until they are evenly coated in the butter/vanilla mixture.
  6. Add the sugar, cinnamon, and salt to the pumpkin seed mixture and stir until all they are evenly coated.
  7. Spread pumpkin seeds on a large baking sheet in single layer.
  8. Bake for 25-35 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until seeds begin to brown.
  9. Once seeds are done, transfer them to a pan lined with parchment paper to let cool.

 

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