Caramel Flan

Name: Caramel Flan
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup caster sugar; 3 tbsp water; 4 eggs; 2 egg yolks; 1 can sweetened condensed milk; 1 cup whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; pinch salt

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

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

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

Strain into the mould.

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

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

Sodium

2045mg

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