Spanish Caramel Flan

Spanish Caramel Flan is so popular dessert all over the world. This sweet is a creamy custard with eggs, milk, vanilla and sugar baked in a water bath for smoother and creamier texture. All you need to give the custard several hours to set in the fridge. It's a quick and elegant dessert to impress family and friends.

I made this flan from scratch, and it came out lovely. The custard was delicious, creamy but not too sweet. Instead of using a 8 inch pan I used six small ramekins. Flan looked really pretty. This is a very easy recipe with simple ingredients and it's grain free. 

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Ingredients~
1/2 cup sugar for caramel
1/8 cup water
1/2 cup sugar for flan mixture or as per taste
2 cups half n half milk
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
A pinch of salt
Enough hot water for water bath the flan

Method~
Stir 1/2 cup sugar and 1/8 cup water in heavy small saucepan over medium heat. Once sugar starts to boil, swirl the pan until syrup is golden color, about 8-10 minutes. Pour the hot caramel syrup into six ramekins or any molds. Quickly swirl the ramekins to coat the bottom evenly. Just keep swirling in pan. Caramel will harden in mold. Once it cooks in oven, it will become a syrup and flan slides out of mold easily. 

In the mean time preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Take a 13 x 9 inch roasting pan with 3 1/2 cups of water. Place the roasting pan in the oven while preheating. six small ramekinBoil milk in a heavy bottomed medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring continuously. Turn off the heat and let it cool for 5 minutes. Whisk eggs, vanilla, sugar and salt until smooth and frothy. Pour flan mixture in the milk and continue whisking until well incorporated. Strain custard into a large mug, then pour into the ramekins.

Place ramekins in the roasting pan. Water will be little less than half way up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for 50 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven cool on wire rack. Refrigerate at least for 4 hours before serving.

Carefully run a knife around the sides of the each ramekins to remove the flan. Place a plate or bowl over it and turn out onto plate. Enjoy!

Happy Baking!