Flan
Flan is a sweet milky egg custard dessert with caramel sauce. Easy and the best flan recipe with only five ingredients and yields individual crème caramel.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups milk (whole milk preferred)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- 1
In a small saucepan, prepare the caramel by combining the sugar and water over medium heat. Stir continuously until the mixture thickens and the syrup turns a deep amber color. Then, turn off the heat.
- 2
Arrange 6 ramekins and evenly divide the caramel among them, reserving some for topping. Tilt the ramekins to ensure the caramel coats the bottom evenly. Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C).
- 3
Clean the saucepan and heat it over low heat. Add the milk and 1/2 cup of sugar. Once the sugar dissolves, turn off the heat. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until blended, then gradually add the warm milk. Stir in the vanilla extract and whisk briefly. Strain the custard mixture into the 6 ramekins and set aside.
- 4
Arrange the 6 ramekins in a baking pan large enough to hold them. Pour hot water into the baking pan until it reaches about halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- 5
Transfer the baking pan to the oven, cover it with aluminum foil, and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 6
Remove the ramekins from the baking pan and let them cool. Once cooled, transfer them to the fridge and chill for a few hours. When ready to serve, slide a knife around the edge of each ramekin to loosen the flan. Invert onto a dessert plate and top with extra caramel, if desired.