Authentic Flan
This classic Mexican dessert will take the cake at your next dinner party. The custard-like flan dessert is smooth and creamy, and full of flavor. There’s no better, or more traditional, way to finish off your next Mexican meal.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup(s) sugar
- 1 cup(s) milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
- 14 ounce(s) sweetened condensed milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) almond extract
Instructions
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In a small saucepan melt sugar over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until sugar is a dark, caramel-colored liquid.
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Remove from heat and pour into 8 individual molds.
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Quickly turn mold to coat bottom and sides with the caramel.
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Let cool so caramel hardens.
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Heat oven to 325 degrees.
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Put the condensed milk, milk, eggs, egg yolks and flavorings into an electric blender.
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Cover and blend to mix well.
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Pour mixture into mold; put mold in a larger pan filled with water to depth of inch.
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Bake for 1 hour.
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Remove from oven and remove mold from water.
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Cool and then refrigerate up to 2 days.
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Cover mold with an inverted serving platter.
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Hold mold and platter together and turn them over.
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Lift off mold.
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Caramel will fall as a liquid sauce over the custard.
Nutrition
Calories: 2675.13kcalCarbohydrates: 406.44gProtein: 79.16gFat: 83.93gSaturated Fat: 44.06gCholesterol: 1384.57mgSodium: 1048.67mgSugar: 404.76g
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