Flan, otherwise known as Caramel custard is a simple, quick and my favorite after dinner treat. An easy to make dessert which hardly takes much effort. Caramel custard is a super rich dessert with a layer of soft layer of caramel on top.
Ingredients:
For Caramel:
1/4 cup Sugar
2-3 tbsp Water
For Custard:
2 cups Milk (warm)
4 tbsp Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla essence
Method:
Grease the small sized trays or ramekins with little vegetable oil and keep aside.
Mix the water and sugar together in a white color heavy small pan (white will make it easier for you to judge the color of caramalizing later) on low heat and apply cold water on the edges of pan to avoid the darker color around the edges of the pan.
Keep a vigilant eye on the melted sugar, intially when the sugar starts melting it will leave dark amber color then come the foam part. Swirl the pan slowly to avoid any lumps. On seeing golden brown syrup, remove from heat as it will keep getting darker for another 2 minutes even after removing from heat. Quickly pour this caramel into ramekins or various sized pans and swirl it quickly to coat the bottom and sides of the pans. Keep aside.
Pre-heat Oven to 180 Degree C. In a mixing bowl beat eggs on low speed for a minute or until fluffy and then add sugar. Beat again after adding vanilla essence. Now pour the milk into egg mixture and beat well. Immediately pour custard through sieve into ramekins. Arrange them on a baking tray which is filled with water (1/2 inch atleast). Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. Let it cool, when you are ready to serve, run a knife around the inside of the mold to loosen the flan. Place a small plate on top of the flan and invert to pop it out.
User Comment & Tips:
- Don't stir the sugar mixture much otherwise you will have hard time to wipe the hard crystalized sugar from the spoon ;-)
- Caramalizing sugar needs patience, so don't keep the sugar on high flame.
- Running the egg mixture through the sieve will make sure that caramel custard is free of any clumpy white part of egg and end result will be very smooth texture.
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flan looks wonderful
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Wow this looks so good
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long time i had a dessert like this one..looks just yumm
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love this quick dessert...and can finish all the bowls shown here.
ReplyDeletemy fav too....yummy custard....superb deepa
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oh man, just awesome. looks so so so delicious. Love that cherry on top
ReplyDeletemy all time favourite :) looks great .its been really long time i had this
ReplyDeletelove the way you decorated with cherries :) caramel custard is my all time favorite !
ReplyDeleteLooks so delicious..waiting for a eggless caramel custard recipe:)
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Yummylicious,Could have this every day for dessert.
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the flan looks great.. :)
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ReplyDeleteAwesome Clicks Deepa and love the presentation as well. Caramel custard looks delicious and so tempting that i want to taste it right away.
ReplyDeleteLooks so lovely, wish to have some right away.
ReplyDeleteDeepa... u dont need to write ingredients now onwards... ur pictures speaks alot... ur first pictures is superb...each and every color... with crisp of edges....
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Fresh cherries looking awesome ....
Superlike....11/10 from my side...
This is one of my fav dessert. Looks superb! Pass me a plate please. Super yumm Deepa!
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I love this custard. Caramel custard is always welcome at my home and we love it while watching a movie! Loved your presentation
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just delicious. I have been thinking of custard for some time now :) time to make it with your recipe.
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