Flan de Huevo

Name: Flan de Huevo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 5 eggs; 500ml whole milk; 100g sugar for the custard, plus 120g for the caramel; Lemon peel and a cinnamon stick; 1/2 tsp vanilla

Flan de huevo/FLAHN deh WEH-voh/

Also known as: Spanish Flan, Flan Casero, Crème Caramel Spanish

About this dish

A silky baked egg custard under a layer of dark caramel, turned out onto a plate to serve.

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Ingredients

🥚5 eggs

🥛500ml whole milk

🍬100g sugar for the custard, plus 120g for the caramel

🍋Lemon peel and a cinnamon stick

🌼1/2 tsp vanilla

Method

Serves 2

Melt 120g sugar to a deep amber caramel and pour it into a mould, tilting to coat the base.

Warm the milk with the lemon peel and cinnamon, then let it infuse and cool slightly.

Whisk the eggs with the sugar and vanilla, strain in the milk and mix gently.

Pour over the caramel and bake in a water bath at 160°C (325°F) for 45–60 minutes until just set.

Chill for several hours, then turn out onto a plate.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Flan is one of Spain's most traditional desserts, on the menu of almost every restaurant's menú del día.

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