Banh Flan

Name: Banh Flan
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 4 eggs and 2 yolks; 300ml milk and 200ml condensed milk; 100g sugar, for the caramel; 1/2 tsp vanilla; Strong black coffee and crushed ice, to serve

Bánh flan/bahn FLAHN/

Also known as: Banh Caramen, Vietnamese Flan, Vietnamese Coffee Flan

About this dish

Vietnamese crème caramel: a silky steamed custard under dark caramel, often served with crushed ice and a splash of coffee.

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Ingredients

🥚4 eggs and 2 yolks

🥛300ml milk and 200ml condensed milk

🍬100g sugar, for the caramel

🌼1/2 tsp vanilla

☕Strong black coffee and crushed ice, to serve

Method

Serves 4

Cook the sugar with a splash of water to a dark caramel and pour into small moulds.

Warm the milk with the condensed milk.

Gently whisk the eggs and yolks, then stir in the milk and vanilla without making foam, and strain.

Pour over the caramel, cover and steam on a low heat for 20–25 minutes until just set.

Chill, turn out and serve with crushed ice and coffee.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bánh flan came with the French and is now a street dessert across Vietnam, commonly eaten over ice with black coffee poured on top.

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