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Basic Flan Recipe - Vanilla Flan

Flan is a traditional Puerto Rican dessert. We've all eaten it and love it. Most of us are a bit weary of the task of making it. But, we are here to tell you it is easy. These are the 'basic' instructions. All that changes are the ingredients.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Puerto Rican
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 120 kcal

Ingredients
  

Flan Vanilla

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 14- oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 13- oz cans evaporated milk
  • 1 tb vanilla

Instructions
 

Making the Flan

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Prepare bain-Marie and caramelize the mold as per instructions at the top of this page
  • Mix eggs with an electric mixer.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients.
  • Blend smooth but do not over mix.
  • Pour custard into caramelized mold, cover with foil, and sit in the baño de María.
  • Then pour hot water into the baño and into the oven for 1 to 1½ hours until done and knife comes clean

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Keyword flan, flan vanilla