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Flan

The quintessential Latin American dessert—a true comfort food for Americans of Latin American descent. There are as many flavors and variations of this creamy dessert as there are Latin American countries. This one gives you the basics. 

Flan

BettyCrocker Recipe by BettyCrocker

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Prep Time

15min

Total Time

1hr35min

Servings

4servings

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Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/2  cup sugar
  • 3  eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1/3  cup sugar
  • 2  teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/8  teaspoon salt
  • 1  can (12 ounces) evaporated milk (1 2/3 cups)
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Preparation

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Heat 1/2 cup sugar in heavy 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and golden brown. Divide sugar syrup among four 6-ounce custard cups; tilt cups to coat bottoms. Allow syrup to harden in cups about 5 minutes.
  2. Mix remaining ingredients; pour into custard cups. Place cups in square pan, 9x9x2 inches, on oven rack. Pour very hot water into pan to within 1/2 inch of tops of cups.
  3. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Immediately remove from water. Unmold and serve warm, or refrigerate up to 8 hours and unmold at serving time.
Recipe Notes

Recipe Notes

  • Special Touch

    If you live near a Latin American bakery, pick up some of the beautiful cookies you’ll find there. They often accompany flan when it’s served for dessert.

  • Success

    Custard mixtures like this one are always cooked with water surrounding them because they need gentle heat to keep from curdling.

Nutrition Information

1 Serving: Calories 330; Total Fat 8g (Saturated Fat 3g); Cholesterol 175mg; Sodium 225mg; Total Carbohydrate 52g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 12g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A (%DV) 10%; Vitamin C (%DV) 0%; Calcium 28%; Iron (%DV) 4%; Exchanges: Fat 1 1/2; Fruit 1; Milk 1/2; Starch 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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