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Ridiculously Easy Flan

by Stephanie

Time for your dinner party dessert recipe! Flan is one of my favorite desserts ever. We vacation in Mexico some, and I look forward to the flan for WEEKS before we go! Maybe it’s the caramel sauce… Maybe it’s the custard… Maybe I should go make a batch and figure it out!

Flan

3 C sugar
2 T water
8 eggs, beaten
1/2 t salt
4 C milk
1 t vanilla

Preheat oven to 325. Heat 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan over high heat, stirring constantly. After the sugar has melted and turned a deep brown color, add 2 T water and mix well. Pour mixture into a 6-1/2 inch (small pie size) baking dish.

In a mixing bowl, stir together eggs, 2 C sugar, and salt.

Pour 4 C milk into a saucepan, heat until just boiling, stirring constantly. Stir 6 T of the milk into the egg mixture and mix well. Then pour the egg mixture into the rest of the hot milk and mix well. Add vanilla. Pour mixture into baking dish.

Place the baking dish into a deep (lasagna type) baking pan. Fill the baking pan with hot water halfway up the side of the dish (being careful not to get water in the custard mixture.) Bake for 1 hour or until the custard is set. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. (This is an excellent recipe to prepare the night before your dinner party!) When ready to serve, turn the custard upside down onto a plate.

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2 Responses to “Ridiculously Easy Flan”

  1. Kari Says:

    I love Flan. But I am very picky about it. I wouldn’t let my girls eat any until I was very impressed with some fresh flan from a mom and pop taqueria. Now they love it and want to make it. This one sounds so easy and the thought of using only one dish instead of a bunch of custards cups has me itching to try it. Thanks for the recipe

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