Flan

Flex your caramel-making muscle with this flan, and decide whether you would like a crackling sugar top or an oozing, sauce-like caramel. These are best made in silicone cupcake molds, and I find the extra-large muffin size to be especially wonderful. Traditional recipes use rum as the flavoring, but you can experiment with different extracts like bergamot or almond. I first created this veganized classic to surprise my dear friend Rachel,