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Flan

Flan

This decadent and easy to make flan is a baked custard with a caramelized sugar syrup on top. Inverted onto a platter and sliced to serve, it's a crowd-pleaser!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican, Spanish
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 300 ml sweetened condensed milk or flavored condensed milk
  • 354 ml evaporated milk ilk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Get out a loaf pan and a 9x13 baking pan.
  • In a medium-sized heavy saucepan over medium heat, add the sugar and melt until liquefied and golden in color.
  • Pour the syrup into the bottom of the loaf pan and let sit.
  • In a large bowl beat the eggs and egg yolks. Add in the evaporated milk, condensed milk, vanilla extract, and pinch of salt and beat it until smooth.
  • Pour the egg mixture carefully over the syrup in the loaf pan. Cover the dish with foil. Fill the 9x13 pan with an inch of water. Place the foil-covered loaf pan into the middle of the 9x13 for the water bath.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
  • To serve, carefully invert the flan onto a rimmed serving plate. Let the caramel sauce from the pan flow over top the flan. Slice and serve.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

This decadent and easy to make flan is a baked custard with a caramelized sugar syrup on top. Inverted onto a platter and sliced to serve, it's a crowd-pleaser!
Keyword caramel, custard, Dessert, flan