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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.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 1 hr 35 min
Servings 4

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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Directions

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.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

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.

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

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 330
Calories from Fat: 70 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 8 g; 8 %
(Saturated Fat 3 g, 3 % ),
Cholesterol: 175 mg; 175 %;
Sodium: 225 mg; 225 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 52 g; 52 %
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% ),
Protein: 12 g; 12 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 28%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1/2 Milk; 1 1/2 Fat;

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

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Posted 2/24/2012 3:17:43 PM REPORT ABUSE JLBlack said:

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I made this and loved it - will make it again. To save time, I did use the caramel topping in the bottom - tasted really good. I also added fresh nutmeg to the custard before pouring it into the cups.

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