Flan (Caramel cream)

January 3, 2011

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This recipe, inherited from the Spaniards and common in all Latin America also deserved to be in our collection. La Profesora, one of our forum regulars submitted the recipe.

Flan (Caramel cream)

Time: 1 hr. Serves: 4

Before starting to cook: Heat oven to 400 F (200 C)

Ingredients:

  • 8 egg yolks
  • 2.5 cups evaporated milk
  • 2.5 cups sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
    ~ For caramel
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup water

Preparation:

  1. Melt sugar in heavy saucepan over low heat. Add water and stir constantly until a thick, dark caramel syrup forms. Pour carefully into prepared baking pan and spread all over.
  2. Mix together egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk. Stir in vanilla or other flavoring (almond works well also). Pour carefully into baking pan, trying not to disturb the caramel layer. Bake in hot water bath (bain marie) in oven for one hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  3. Loosen edges of flan, place a serving plate on top of mold (one which will retain the syrup) and invert. Chill thoroughly before serving.
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Karla Garcia January 23, 2011 at 8:48 AM

What do you mean by bake in a hot water bath? Toy un poco confundida con eso.

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Aunt Clara January 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM

The correct term would be “bain marie”, o “baño maria” in Spanish.

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vianca de leon January 31, 2011 at 9:59 PM

It means to place the pan where u baking the flan in another pan with water, making sure water won’t go in the flan pan..

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Jurany April 20, 2011 at 4:35 PM

Does it matter what material the flan is baked and/or bain in? Is Glass perferred?

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Rhina July 28, 2011 at 4:08 PM

Hi, Aunt clara, can It be use brown sugar instead of white sugar?

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Mixolidia August 22, 2011 at 11:26 PM

Hi Aunt Clara,

What size baking pan should I use? Also, I’m only making half the recipe. I have 4 egg yolks left over from a tres leches I made yesterday. Also, can it be a glass or ceramic baking pan?

Thanks

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Aunt Clara August 23, 2011 at 9:52 PM

I use a 8″ round one for this amount, it ends up a bit flat though, if you want it higher try a 6″. Yes, it can be ceramic, I have never tried glass but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.

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Jessica October 11, 2011 at 12:14 PM

So we are baking at 400?

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Simone October 13, 2011 at 8:59 AM

How many servings in this?

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Simone October 13, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Nevermind.

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La Poeta October 19, 2011 at 11:33 PM

Omg just made this and followed each step. My first flan ever came out PERFECT!!! Wish i can upload a picture. Its delicious!!!!

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Aunt Clara October 19, 2011 at 11:43 PM

Send me one at aunt.clara at dominicancooking dot com and I will put it in our Facebook page.

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Bryan Hazlewood October 31, 2011 at 12:54 PM

I think that individual ceramic baking dishes work best!

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Vanessa Collado November 23, 2011 at 8:38 AM

Was just wondering if I wanted to make a larger amount would I just double each ingredient?

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ANA November 24, 2011 at 11:25 AM

This recipe saved my baker integrity. I was assign to make a flan for the thanksgiving dinner. I couldn’t say no. But since I haven’t bake deserts in long time, I was not sure were to start. Then I googled flan, and when I saw dominican flan my face brightten.

Thank you soooooo much!

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Aunt Clara November 28, 2011 at 3:47 PM

Glad to hear that!

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beautifulnena November 28, 2011 at 7:03 PM

im a bad cook but this this came out perrrfecto thank you sooooooooooooooo muchnow i can make this specail flan for my son eric anytime

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Aunt Clara November 28, 2011 at 7:25 PM

I guess you are not so a bad cook after all. :)

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alicia November 28, 2011 at 10:54 PM

I’ve seen many different toppings so whats a classic dominican topping for the flan?

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Milly December 9, 2011 at 12:22 AM

Try adding some cherrys, it can be out of a jar or fresh… i think the jar ones taste better on the flan. you can also add pineapple, or both!!

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Tom Rizzo December 23, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Hi Aunt Clara. I’m a bit confused about “prepared baking pan”. What do you suggest we do to the pan? Thank you!

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Aunt Clara December 23, 2011 at 7:35 PM

See step 1.

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Jessie January 3, 2012 at 12:23 PM

Hi…I have been using this receipe for the past 2 years and it is my familys favorite!!! thank you. I was curious because i was just made aware of a FLAN CAKE??? I was wondering if you have tried this and if you were going to post a reciepe? Keep the postings coming they are very delicious and helpful. Happy New Year

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Natalie Odalis January 18, 2012 at 3:09 PM

I was wondering, which vanilla works best…clear or brown?

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d January 18, 2012 at 8:34 PM

I prefer clear for the flan, but use what you have.

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tracy January 22, 2012 at 1:17 PM

O man I think I butchered it. I used milk n condensed.vwill it b the syoame? Instead of can milk?

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Luis M January 29, 2012 at 12:50 AM

Omg! I love flan! I’m trying to make it now, but when I started melting the sugar, it wouldn’t melt! Then I added the water to the pot and it just became crystalyzed again! I don’t think I’m doing it right…I just poured the liquidy stuff into the baking pan and poured the egg/milk mixture on top of it….it kind of just blended all together! Let’s see how it comes out in an hour!

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ramona April 28, 2012 at 5:14 AM

te pido un favor me puedes decir la receta para hacer el chesillo

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Aunt Clara April 28, 2012 at 8:28 AM

Ramona, tenemos muchísimas recetas, incluyendo esa. Te aconsejo siempre buscarlas primero (hay un buscador al tope de la columna derecha, o viendo el enlace de recetas de postres en el menú principal).

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