Flan

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + chilling
Yield 8 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
With simple ingredients like eggs, condensed milk and evaporated milk, this flan recipe makes an effortless dessert that never fails to impress.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
  • 5 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Heat a small skillet over medium heat; add sugar. Once sugar begins to melt, reduce heat to low; stir. Cook until sugar becomes clear and amber in color, 5-6 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour sugar into a deep 9-in. ungreased cake pan, rotate until bottom and sides are coated; set aside.
  2. In a high-speed blender, combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, vanilla extract and salt. Puree until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour blended mixture into sugar-lined cake pan.
  3. Place cake pan into a roasting pan; pour hot water into roasting pan surrounding the cake pan until it reaches halfway up the sides of the cake pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Remove from water bath; cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  4. To serve, invert onto serving dish; cut into slices.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 395 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 154mg cholesterol, 248mg sodium, 60g carbohydrate (60g sugars, 0 fiber), 12g protein.

This classic flan is everything you'd expect: a deep, amber-colored caramel glazed over a jiggly custard. Everyone should experience the thrill of inverting a flan at least once. —Lauren Habermehl, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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