Flan de Leche [Video+Recipe] Caramel cream

Flan de Leche [Video+Recipe] Caramel cream

Flan is one of our most popular desserts, and it is easier to prepare than it looks. Get ready to try the creamiest flan de leche you've ever tried.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dominican, Latino, Spanish

Keyword dominican flan, how to make flan, spanish creme caramel, spanish flan

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 20

Servings servings

Calories 400kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

For caramel

½ cup sugar (white, granulated)
1 tablespoon water (may not be used, see notes)

For the flan

4 egg yolk (or 5 medium)
1 ⅓ cup evaporated milk
1 ⅓ cup condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. Making caramel for flan

Mix sugar and water and cook in a heavy saucepan over low heat until thick dark caramel forms. Make sure it does not burn! Pour carefully into a 5-cup baking pan and spread all over. Cool to room temperature, by then the caramel should have hardened.
A simpler way, if your mold allows for it, just heat the sugar directly in the mold, and once it melts and turns a dark color, remove from the heat and spread on the bottom and sides of the pan.

2. Making the flan mixture

Mix together egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and evaporated milk, stir to combine. Sieve to get rid of undissolved egg parts. Pour carefully into the baking pan, trying not to disturb the caramel layer.

3. Baking

Bake in a hot water bath (bain Marie) in preheated oven to 320 ºF [160ºC] for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

4. Serving

Remove from the oven and the water bath and cool to room temperature.
Chill in the fridge. Loosen the edges of the flan with a toothpick. Place a serving plate on top of the mold (one which will retain the syrup) and invert. Serve still chilled.

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Notes

Be very careful with hot caramel, it can cause serious injuries.

The color of your caramel is a matter of taste. You have to remove it from the heat just before it reaches the color you want because it will take just a second or two to get darker or burn.

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