Basic Spanish Flan

Submitted by Sharon123

"A nice, basic recipe for making yummy flan! Spanish influenced but also popular in the Southwest, Mexico and the Caribbean! This is also widely popular in Cuba and since there is such a large Cuban population in Florida, I guess that makes puts this in a Southern category too!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole milk
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• sugar (if needed to sweeten to taste) or honey (if needed to sweeten to taste)

directions

1. Lay out 6 flan molds or 8 oz. shallow dishes out in a row, or you may use a single 9" round tart pan or pie plate.
2. Now, place sugar in saucepan and place directly over medium heat on the stove top. Watch closely and constantly stir. The sugar will brown and turn to liquid. (Do not add water or other liquids.)Watch closely and do not allow the sugar to scorch. Remove from heat and distribute the caramelized sugar equally across the bottom of the flan molds. The sugar will almost immediately harden, but once it is baked with the custard, it will liquefy and remain liquid.
3. In a mixing bowl combine evaporated milk, whole milk, eggs and vanilla and whisk together until the eggs are mixed well. While mixing you may add a few tablespoons of sugar or honey to sweeten to taste. Distribute the custard mixture in the flan molds.
4. Pour about an inch of water into a large roasting pan. Set on an oven rack and then place the molds in the roasting pan. (Do not allow water level to go over the side of your flan molds.) Carefully push in the rack and close the oven door.
5. Set oven to 350*F. Do not preheat. Bake for one hour. Test for doneness by inserting a knife. If it comes out clean, then the custard has fully cooked.
6. When done, remove individual flans from roasting pan and place on a rack to cool.
7. Flan can be served slightly warm or chilled in the refrigerator.
8. To serve, run a knife around the top of the flan where it is connected to the mold. Flip over the mold onto the serving plate and then jiggle the flan loose so that it falls in one piece onto the plate. The caramelized sugar will form a sauce over the flan. There will be hard sugar remaining in the bottom of the molds, do not attempt to scrape this out to add to the sauce. Serve and enjoy!

Reviews

[Jonathan Melendez]

I make it even easier by just throwing everything into a blender and then pouring it over the caramelized sugar. It's so easy and so good!

 

[mtnmel]

Oh my.....YUM!!!! I've always enjoyed flan but have been worried that it was too difficult to make. This recipe proved me wrong. Easy to follow AND delicious! I did substitute non-fat milk for whole milk as that is what we drink. Absolutely wonderful, creamy and addicting. I had all I could do not to have seconds. Thank you so much for posting!

 

[Da Huz]

I've made this several times now and it is always delicious. Easy to make too. I think I'll make some right now...

 

[Natalina]

Another thign I add is lemon zest. Grate it really finely and mix it in, and grate some bigger pieces for garnish. It gives it a nice flavour, and makes it look even tastier!

 

[mliss29]

I used a pie plate and put 5 Tablespoons of sugar in the custard. I'll use a higher-sided pie pan next time. I baked it for an hour and it was really wobbly (like a cake totally shouldn't be), so I put it in for 10 more minutes. It was still really wobbly and I put it back, set the timer for 10 more minutes, and then decided I'd better check it with the knife. It was done! (Did I mention I've never made anything like this before? lol) I really enjoyed it, which is good because the kids weren't interested in it. (Gotta give 12yo credit for trying it.) More for me! Made for ZWT4