Flan is often thought of as a time consuming and difficult dessert to make, but the flan recipe that I have for you today is so quick and easy that it is pretty much foolproof. This caramel flan is an impressive dessert that anyone can make.
Yield: 6 servings
Quick and Easy Caramel Flan
A quick and easy dessert.
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Additional Time
2 hours
Total Time
2 hours 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- dash of salt
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons (or so) caramel ice cream topping
Instructions
- In a bowl beat eggs. Add sugar, vanilla, and salt. Whisk together and slowly add milk until well combined.
- Divide the caramel sauce between 6 ramekin or custard cups. If you do not have ramekins you can use small jars but this recipe may not come out of jars quite as well..)
- Place custard cups in a 9x13 pan and divide egg/milk mixture evenly among the cups.
- Fill 9x13 pan with about 1 inch of hot water. You do not want to pour this in the custard cups, just the outer 9x13 pan part. You are creating a water bath here.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until center is almost set. You want this to be slightly jiggly in the center.
- Remove custard cups carefully from water bath and let cool.
- Once cool, refrigerate for several hours. Once chilled completely through, carefully invert custard cups and unmold the custards onto a plate.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 315Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 192mgSodium: 191mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 0gSugar: 31gProtein: 11g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
Adapted from Quick Cooking
Oh Yum!!!
Thank you for the tip! Melting the sugar is the most time consuming for me because I always burn it on first attempt all the time.. grrr.. as for the custard, eggyolks / condensed milk / evap milk is fool-proof. I’ve been using the mix for more than 10 years and it never failed me.