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Caramel Flan

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Caramel Flan

A classic American caramel flan, silky custard with a dark caramel mirror. Swirling the hot caramel to coat the mould immediately after pouring is essential — it sets within seconds and won't move once it starts to harden.

Total time
65 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
50 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
American
vegetarian

Ingredients

1 cupcaster sugar
3 tbspwater
4eggs
2egg yolks
1 cansweetened condensed milk
1 cupwhole milk
1 tspvanilla extract
pinchsalt

Instructions

1

Make caramel: cook sugar and water over high heat until deep amber. Pour into a 1L mould. Swirl to coat.

2

Whisk eggs, yolks, condensed milk, whole milk, vanilla and salt.

3

Strain into the mould.

4

Place in a bain-marie. Bake at 160°C for 50 minutes until just set.

5

Refrigerate overnight. Unmould to reveal caramel.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
349
Protein
9.9g
Fat
9.4g
Carbs
56.6g
Fiber
0g
Sodium
2045mg

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