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Simple and Creamy Spanish Flan

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"Flan is a traditional Spanish/Hispanic dessert that can be dressed up any way from chocolate to traditional. This flan is simple, yet creamy and smooth. If you have never had flan or just couldn't seem to get it right, I can assure you that your family and friends will want the recipe. Be daring and try other extracts like almond or orange." — FleurSweetLoves

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place a 9-inch metal pie dish into a deep baking pan; pour boiling water into baking pan to reach about halfway up the side of the pie dish.
Pour 1 teaspoon water and 1/2 cup sugar into a heavy saucepan, place over medium heat, and constantly swirl the sugar-water mixture in the pan over the heat until sugar dissolves, melts, and turns into a golden-brown caramel syrup, about 10 minutes. Watch carefully, the sugar burns easily. Pour melted caramel into the warmed pie dish and gently tilt pie dish to coat the bottom with caramel.
Whisk egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, 1/4 cup sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until mixture is creamy and thoroughly combined. If mixture is foamy, skim foam off with a folded paper towel. Gently pour custard over caramel in pie dish. Cover baking pan with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven until custard is set but still jiggles slightly when moved, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove foil and place baking sheet with water bath and flan in refrigerator to chill, about 2 hours.
Remove pie dish from baking pan; run a knife around the edges of flan to loosen from pie dish. Invert flan onto a rimmed serving platter to release custard and let caramel sauce flow over the flan.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 1 hr
READY IN 3 hrs 15 mins

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Nutrition

Calories
332 kcal
17%

Carbohydrates
50.5 g
16%

Cholesterol
183 mg
61%

Fat
11 g
17%

Fiber
0 g
0%

Protein
8.9 g
18%

Sodium
117 mg
5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Simple and Creamy Spanish Flan

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 332
Calories from Fat: 99

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 17 %
Saturated Fat 6g 30 %
Cholesterol 183mg 61 %
Sodium 117mg 5 %
Potassium 335mg 9 %
Total Carbohydrates 50.5g 16 %
Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %
Protein 8.9g 18 %
Sugars 50.1g
Vitamin A 8 %
Vitamin C 4 %
Calcium 34 %
Iron 5 %
Thiamin 9 %
Niacin 16 %
Vitamin B6 6 %
Magnesium 9 %
Folate 15 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.