Vanilla Flan
An all-time favorite vanilla flanrecipe… This comforting and rich dessert will be loved by the whole family.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar divided
- 1 cup water plus 1 tbsp,divided
- 5 eggs
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1¾ cups heavy cream You can store this flan in the plastic wrap-covered ramekins in yourrefrigerator for up to 5 days.
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 ºF.
- For caramel: in a small pan, add ½ cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of water overmedium-low heat and cook until sweetener is melted completely, stirringcontinuously.
- Remove from the heat and place the caramelin thebottom of a round baking dish evenly.
- Set aside for about 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, add the remaining sugar, eggs and salt and beat until well combined.Set aside.
- In a medium pan, add remaining water andcream and bring to a boil.
- Remove from the heat.
- Slowly, add hot cream mixture into egg yolkmixture, beating continuously until well combined.
- Add the mixture into the panwith the remaining cream mixture and mix well.
- Now, place the vanilla extract and mix well.
- Place the cream mixture over the caramel inthe baking dish evenly.
- Arrange the baking dish in a large roastingpan.
- Add hot water inthe roasting pan about 1-inch up sides of the baking dish.
- Place the roasting pan in oven and bake forapproximately 55-60 minutes or until center becomes set.
- Remove from oven and place the baking dishonto a wire rack to cool for about 1 hour.
- Refrigerate to chill completely beforeserving.
Nutrition
Calories: 419kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 7gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 215mgSodium: 122mgPotassium: 118mgSugar: 36gVitamin A: 1218IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 1mg
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