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Giant Flan Recipe

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When I host a Mexican-themed meal, I often serve this authentic dessert. I appreciate the make-ahead convenience…guests love the cool, creamy texture. —Nanette Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Giant Flan Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 35 min. + chilling

Yield: 8 Servings

30 35 65

Ingredients

2 cups sugar, divided
3-1/2 cups whole milk
6 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, cook 1 cup sugar until melted, about 20 minutes. Do not stir. Reduce heat to low; cook for 5 minutes or until syrup is golden brown, stirring occasionally. Quickly pour into an ungreased shallow 10-in. round baking dish, tilting to coat bottom of dish. Place dish in a large baking pan; let stand for 10 minutes.
In a large saucepan, heat milk until bubbles form around sides of pan. Remove from the heat. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, salt and remaining sugar. Stir 1 cup warm milk into egg mixture; return all to the pan and mix well. Stir in vanilla. Slowly pour into prepared baking dish.
Add 3/4 in. hot water to the large baking pan. Bake at 325° for 35-40 minutes or until center is just set (mixture will jiggle). Remove flan to a wire rack; cool for 1 hour. Chill overnight. Run a knife around edge to loosen; invert onto a rimmed serving dish. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 315 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 169 mg cholesterol, 243 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Giant Flan in Taste of Home April/May 2010, p73

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Reviewed on May. 06, 2013 by chato

Very easy and quick but I did simplify melting the sugar by putting in a microwave safe dish adding just enough water to moisten the sugar and nuking for a few minutes(watch very closely!). It carmelizes beautifully and your guests will never know the difference.

Reviewed on May. 05, 2013 by Karanic2

Well, the cook time on this is definitely not correct. Everything went together well, but it needed at least double the time to bake. 35 minutes is adequate to bake a half inch ring around the pan. We made it for my daughter's class project this weekend, but will have to try it again to get it set correctly.

Reviewed on May. 02, 2012 by abmascarenas

@ mimiliz0--I bake my flan at 350 degrees for 1 hr and 10 min.

Reviewed on May. 02, 2012 by abmascarenas

I've been making this same recipe for 15 years and I call it my "fool proof" flan recipe. The only thing different between this recipe and mine is that I add a cinnamon stick to the milk when I scald it (discard it afterward, of course), and I only use 1 tsp of vanilla... 3 tsp is overkill, in my opinion. This truly is the best flan recipe. I'm from New Mexico and I haven't tried any restaurant flan that is better than this! I get requests for this all the time :)

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2011 by cherrypopsicle50

When you make the caramel for the bottom; do not stir like it says and I kept mine low and slow because the first two times I burned it. But otherwise the recipe is nice and pretty easy and the flan tasted good!

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2010 by mimiliz0

i have made this several times now. everyone loves it! simple to make. i had to bake longer than recipe says though,,but it just might be my oven,,dunno :-)