THE BANANA FLAN I MADE FOR PRINCES WILLIAM AND HARRY

I always knew when Princess Diana was dining with Princes William and Harry because she would lovingly add this dish to the menu book along with a little 'W' 'H' or 'W + H' The boys both loved bananas, probably from their days in the royal nursery (I remember making them banana sandwiches as babies) and so dishes like this banana flan, banana ice icecream, banana fritters and jolly old banana custard would always be on the menu.
It's a delicious crisp and crunchy home made pastry shell, topped with pastry cream, sliced bananas and glazed with apricot jam, but is equally as yummy topped with raspberries or strawberries.
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The recipe...
Banana Flan
Makes 8 portions
For the pastry;
1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
1 stick unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
1 egg yolk
2 Tbs heavy cream
For the filling;
4 ripe bananas
½ cup apricot jelly
For the filling;
5 egg yolks
1 egg
1 ½ cups milk
½ cup heavy cream
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla paste
¼ cup of cornstarch
pinch of salt
1 Tbs unsalted butter (softened)
Prepare the pastry;
In a food processor add the sugar, butter and flour. Pulse until smooth
and then add the egg yolk and cream. Tip out onto a floured surface and mix to form a smooth
dough. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out the pastry to about ¼ inch thick and line a 9 inch flan ring. Refrigerate for
about 45 minutes. Blind bake using baking beans to hold the shape of the paste until
the pastry shell is firm and golden brown. Remove from the oven, remove the baking
beans and set aside.
Prepare the filling;
Ina heavy saucepan bring the milk and cream to the boil. Put the rest of the
ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together.
Pour the milk over the egg mixture and whisk and when the milk is incorporated
pour the whole contents of the bowl back into the pan and return to the heat.
Continue whisking the pastry cream until it thickens (about 4 minutes) and then
remove from the heat and spoon into the baked pastry shell.
Slice the bananas into ¼ inch discs and arrange neatly on top of the warm filling.
Bring the apricot jelly to a boil in a small pan and brush over the top of the bananas.

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Thanks Abby

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Darren, you have combined two things that bring me happiness and comfort: food and the royals. You are so calming too! And I love how respectful you are of the family and Diana’s memory while you share fun stories and the inside scoop.

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I wasn’t served that at day care lol

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[@introvertairways6380]

You missed an opportunity not to call this a “Flanana”

[@katemorgan4690]

Banana Flan esta muy sabroso pero me gusta esa con mango en un estilo llamada “Leche Float” major. Las recetas son muy facil y Flora hizan leche vegan. (Banana flan is very flavorful but I like this with mango in a style called “Milk Float” the best. Flora Professional brand makes vegan milk fit for this.).

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No, actually he DIDN't miss the opportunity NOT to. After all, he didn't, did he?

[@damianlee4822]

The difference between a flan and a tart sounds like something I like to ask myself when I’m high

[@laurelvernon6400]

Flan traditionally doesn’t have crust. Now you can spend your time high thinking about how flamingos are actually white.

[@imchef17]

When I did my Chefs course at polytech here in New Zealand this flan was one of our exams. Exactly the same but we used apricots and sliced and arranged them to look like roses. This was 15 years ago, people still say I make the best "custard" ever little do they know it's actually Creme Patisserie and no one can work out my "secret recipe" hahaha.

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I love how much fun he looks like he has cooking and sharing the stories. He projects that well and I can see how much he enjoyed his career

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Darren, I imagine you made these boys quite happy with your cooking. Food is a big part of life.

[@Mittenschoice]

My 7 year old son and I love watching your videos! He howled with laughter when you pulled out the squeaky banana and yelled “Winston”!! He always looks forward to seeing Winston throughout your videos and I enjoy watching you making the recipes and telling your stories. Thank you so much!

[@senniewhite6301]

*The apricot glaze is the perfect topping. It is comforting to think of the boys with their grandparents.*

[@NadiaHuston]

Dear Darren! You are wonderful person, who brings fun of making awesome dishes. I absolutely adore you!

[@guymorris6596]

One of most favorite jobs I've ever had was working as a pastry chef assistant with Club Med at their Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado years ago. It was just myself and the French pastry chef in our pastry kitchen. We got along very well. I was working six days a week, got a free apartment in Leadville and a free season ski pass. I picked Tuesday as my day off so Sunday was the day I peeled and cored two bushels of Washington red apples with one of those manual hand crank machines. Then Chef Didier used them for the tarte tatin. On hidays we served sheet cakes the size of a prep table.

[@tapsars7911]

I love bananas and baked dishes too . A banana flan is an ideal synthesis of both fruit and pastry .

[@stoickovsevilla3047]

I have to say this is the best dessert I have ever seen I need to make this. That parchment paper trick to get the circle was really cool. Thanks for the video Darren it was great.

[@Darren_McGrady]

Thanks so much 😊

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Imagine if this was your dad or your grandad or your brother just someone related to you you’d have a blast being taught how to cook things

[@MiceAl487]

I think it would be so cute if he invited William or Harry (or both) and cook for them again 🥺 I wanna see how they react to all these nostalgic foods

[@bigbulk688]

He says it in every other video that the staff was the servants and they never even dined at the same table. So there's your answer.

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@@bigbulk688 except for diana

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Darren you cook with so much class and sophistications and you honor Princess Diana memories with honor and intergrity.

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And you also honored Princess Diana's memories with Grace and compassion for the late Princess Diana of Wales.I just love you for honoring and respecting the Royal Family.❣️❤️💗💖💕💓💞💟💝

[@ih82r8]

To this day I have nothing but lovely memories of banana pudding (American pudding) made with either the vanilla or banana pudding mix, banana slices and nilla wafers. I am going to create a low carb banana cheesecake or flan now, just because I was inspired by this video.

[@jorgejavierlaborde6623]

I never knew this was called a flan. Over in Latin America flan literally looks like this emoji here🍮, which is a caramel or Créme custard. Never knew that in Britain was something totally different good to know.

[@meeeka]

I always thought flan didn't have a pastry crust below or on the sides.

[@nikosfilipino]

Ive seen filipino, spanish, french/parisian, and latin american flans and never have i seen one like this.

[@sandrahatherley2184]

With due respect......this is a tart not a true flan.......no crust and no glaze.

[@LindaC616]

@@sandrahatherley2184 correct

[@nihlify]

@@sandrahatherley2184 The apricot is a glaze... Did you even watch the video before trying to be snarky? With all due respect....

[@sassiebrat]

Where I come from (west coast USA), flan is a custard from Mexico, no crust. This is what I would call a tart.

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I would say that it's a Tart in France and Flan in Britain :)

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Loveliest Chef ever! No wonder you worked for the loveliest Princess ever lived

[@georginashanti4605]

Loved this, great tips for the novice baker. Interesting chat too about W & H in their younger years. I love the little details like the blind baking and how you lay out the fruit. Thanks again! 🇦🇺🌞🥂

[@jondominic]

It is a pleasure watching your magic in the kitchen. I am sure the food tastes heavenly. Royal family members are lucky to have such awesome chefs.

[@dontong5548]

Hi Darren, just recently I was watching your shows, I love them! Seems like you were missing out on all the great times with the Royal family. I would hope Prince and Prince Williams will reconcile. I do love both of them. I think both Princes are great people, with big hearts, just like their mom, Princess 👸 Dianne. I hate to see them being torn apart. They are both loving people, internal and external. I so adore both of them. God blessed the Princes!

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I love the stuffed corgi in the background but this is coming from someone who has has several corgis as pets. There the best pet.

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I ❤️ you (and Winston!). 🙂

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I read the title as Princess William and Harry 🤣

[@barb8335]

That looks delicious. Wonderful memories of the young prince's and their mother. Oh how I envy you

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Thanks for sharing your talents with us and giving us a glimpse of life and food with the Royal Family. Love your videos and hoping for many more💕

[@tcschenks]

My grandparents would call that a banana pudding (without the apricot jam). The only flan they have around here is a custard dessert with no crust in Mexican restaurants.

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I'm so delighted to have stumbled across your Channel Mr. McGrady. I can't wait to watch more of your videos and try your recipes. I look forward to learning more about Diana & the boys while watching you show us these delightful recipe's and how to go about preparing them. Thank you for making them available to the world.

[@sagelavender3281]

Hello Darren, it’s Friday, Feb 24, 2023, and I’m delighted for following your instructions on the banana flan, made for the royal children. I made mine, and it looks good as yours 😊 I hope the taste is delicious as well❤ thank you!

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I heard someone send you such a nasty comment in one of your Q and As, couldn't believe it!! Saying to get rid of the dog, Winston, it's juvenile!! What a SNOB!! I must be very juvenile, because I think it's ADORABLE!! It gives the channel a very home like feel, and you're a humble man, which is just THE BEST!! I think Queen Elizabeth II was a simple woman, once you take all the trappings away!! I'm from the U.S., but my sister-in-law is Scottish, my brother visited there, and I adore scones, and love the British people! Your channel is WONDERFUL, I thoroughly enjoy it!

[@Mairiain]

I use the same vanilla bean paste. It's really flavorful!

[@jeffreym68]

I'm a definite paste fan. That being said, I found some amazing artisanal extract in Haiti that has the most beautiful floral overtones. It's the secret ingredient in my chocolate chip cookies (which I make often enough to justify keeping this marvellous stuff around).

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Fancy name for what we, here in the US, call banana pudding. Some use a crust like yours, others use vanilla wafers or Graham cracker crust. No matter what you use or choose to call it, it's still delicious

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That's a big 10 4 !

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I actively try not to follow a lot of stories about the royal family- but the ones you tell are super sweet and I love them XD

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If you call it a tart in Texas, people will think you're trying to sound stuffy; if you call it flan in Briton, they'll think you're flaunting your time in Texas. I can't wait to make this.

[@bdso9593]

Yum! Memories of working in a scratch bakery many years ago. We used coffee filters with beans for flans. They could be left as is and reused.

[@patrickwhitehead7584]

Mr McGrady, you're absolutely lovely! Great tip tearing the parchment for blind baking. I'll use it now instead of tracing a circle and cutting with scissors.

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Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe!

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Oh Chef, you certainly are a hoot. Kudos for bringing culture to America.

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About your mince pies…I realized once married that only one elderly aunt knew how to make my beloved mincemeat…and I, now married, was 3:000 miles from her. Her recipe arrived in a folksy letter, ingredients interspersed with bits of family news. This teetotaling relative suggested brandy, cider, wine…and a pantry full of apples, suet, …oh my. I methodically found, chopped, stewed, spiced, baked…and made a pie every bit as good as hers. I think I will try it again this fall, perhaps a bit simpler. Thanks so much for your inspiration.

[@robertotrotta9073]

another masterpiece, thank you again.

[@luz9700]

Oooo I have never heard of flan made that way! Looks soooo mouthwatering! In Latin American countries, we make it without the dough, and focus on the custard itself instead! My grandmother and my mother made the best flan! I will have to make this myself so my family can try it :)

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This looks sublime! I shall definitely be making this...thank you! 👍🏼😊

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Love your little doggy.🐾

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Just discovered your videos tonight, and finishing this one has made 15 I have watched thus far! I love cooking international dishes of all time periods for myself and my seven children. You channel completely fits the bill when it comes to UK cuisine! I cannot wait to binge watch some more!

[@mynvision]

This looks delicious...sooo delicious! I like eating bananas, but I LOVE when bananas are made into breads and desserts. Banana bread and banana cream pie are my faves, but this one could also be one as well. Thank you for another great recipe.

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Look up banana cake by Emma's goodies.

[@livelife4471]

If I were Harry or William I would be requesting a banana flan from you. Looks good and probably tastes great.

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You discribe everything nicely. Hope you enjoy royal memory while cooking.thanks for sharing royal dishes.

[@murielhanby6516]

I always thought that a flan was supposed to be actually "lighter" than a tart??? 🍰🥧

[@jedininja4432]

After some googling I found someone whod done research on flan vs tart vs pie vs quiche. It appears the main difference is that a flan is always custard/egg based and may or may not have a crust. Whereas a tart may or may not have custard but always has a bottom crust.

[@LindaC616]

A flan never has a crust. Apparently it does in England but nowhere else

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[@sagelavender3281]

Thank you Darren. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.

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I will be sending this to my British mom. I think she would love this channel, and this recipe especially (along with the Yorkshire pudding). Thank you Darren!

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Thank you for such a great idea. I love Winston. God bless!

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I love every dish you make and it’s so interesting to know more about the royals. You make really nice desserts .

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A vision of yummy beauty. I can not wait to make this!

[@MH-tn3pp]

Flan = pudding in French, tarte = is a pie in French. Pate à tarte = pastry. It’s important to name all the (French ;-) dishes properly. We love them so much. Monism. Congratulations on the amazing tarte à la banane, bananas pie.

[@MH-tn3pp]

Crème pâtissière = pastry cream, the pie filling.

[@LindaC616]

Lol, the Spanish will dispute the origins of flan with you, but you're right!

[@lindaday1845]

Wonderful tips! Darren makes it look so easy. Love his recollections Prince Philip in the kitchen

[@astroch4rms756]

Its super duper delicious looking and perfect

[@astroch4rms756]

Mhm

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I love watching you. So envious of your life with my favorite royals

[@ElizabethKilbride]

Love the goofy things you do with Winston. Absolutely fun to watch.

[@annabeckman4386]

I have never wanted to make something so much as this!!!! I love how you explain things! I like to learn!!! Thanks for the video!

[@mcmdrpiffle447]

I agree 100% It was so cathartic to just chill out and watch. I wished the video was longer. By the end, I could smell and taste it !!!

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LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. SAVE ME A PIECE.

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Thank you, that looks great.

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I love all the winston lines ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@QuietlyCurious]

This looks craaazy delicious

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Thank you Chef. This looks wonderful!

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I love how Winston is chilling in a huge banana 🍌😆😆😆

[@raisa_cherry33]

😂 yeah!

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Yeah:)

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Indeed delecious sweet dessert pie,divine ok.

[@hb19110]

You make it so easy Darren must get the book. Thank You.

[@priscillasolanki6390]

Crispy banana tart shell simply delicious😋love all the insightful memories of your days as a great royal chef to Diana & William & Harry back in the early days. Must have been so much fun entertaining little princes 🤣

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Your recipes are truly magnificent and you are a joy to watch!

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Thank you Darren for all recipes, anecdotes and your fantastic sense of humour but especially for your knowledge which you share with us. I am your big fan, bought your book a start cook with you :-)

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The culinary teaching is so adoring

[@evelynfrench804]

Beautiful flan. Thank you.

[@chrisUSA]

Good morning. I have binge watched all your videos and they are excellent. You are an amazing chef with a great personality. I was thinking that you are much more likeable than some of the other celebrity chefs. You are going to excel in the world of food and celebrity chefs and soon I would expect to see you on TV with Good Morning America, CNN, Oprah, The Cooking Channel, Food Network and so many more shows. You will potentially be bigger than almost all the other chefs in the world. Enjoy the celebrity and the money!!

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Beautiful, thank you!

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I don't mean this in a rude way at all but as a chef i put this lovely mans videos on to go to sleep too haha. I just find his manner so soothing and calming.

[@Thinker77]

Winston is soo adorable, I’m glad he decided not to split during the video..

[@marybethjones5571]

I can see why the princes loved this! It looks decadent!

[@ElizabethKilbride]

Oh and I love Banana Flans.

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I know the Royal Family loved your delicious recipes.

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Very well presented and sold ~ Hungry now !

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The presentation is beautiful 😋 looks delicious.

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Winston gets me he really does

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looks delish mr Darren, fantastic job

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It worked really well

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wowww absolutely marvellous look forward to trying this myself. Absolutely fabulous!!!

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I love this...can’t wait to make it💕🤗💯

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Looks absolutely delicious. I love it chef, and I love Winston too

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Realy Nice Darren Bless U

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I love cooking. You are so much fun to watch! Thank you for sharing your receipes and kind stories

[@LynnSuthers]

Looks so delicious- I’ll make this for sure.

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That looks sooo darn delicious 😋