Flan

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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 Time20

Cook Time50

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Dessert Recipes

Keyword: Flan

Servings: servings

Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

4 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups milk whole milk preferred
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Caramel:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water

Instructions

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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.

Notes

If the caramel turns solid, heat it up in a microwave for 10 seconds to dissolve it.

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