Light Flan with Caramel Sauce Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Servings: 4 Serving Size: 1 each
Ingredients - 12 tablespoons sugar, divided - 2 cups fat free milk (or lactose free milk) - 2 large eggs - 1 tablespoon vanilla - nutmeg (optional) A light dessert typically served with Mexican cuisine. Directions
Preheat oven to 325º F.
Spray flan baking dishes with vegetable cooking spray. In a
heavy sauce pan over medium heat, add 8 tablespoons of sugar. Stir constantly until sugar dissolves and becomes clear. Continue cooking and stirring until sugar turns a light golden brown. Immediately pour sugar mixture into flan dishes, dividing mixture evenly. Tilt baking dishes immediately, coating the bottom of the baking dishes with the liquified sugar.
In a medium bowl, whisk milk,
eggs, 4 tablespoons of sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg together until smooth. Divide mixture evenly between the baking dishes. Place the filled baking dishes into the 9"x13" pan. Pour hot water into
1
pan to approximately 1" below the top of the flan baking dishes.
Bake 45 minutes or until a
knife inserted into the center of the custard comes out clean.
Remove flan baking dishes from
hot water bath and cool on a wire rack.
When cooled, chill for 2 hours before serving.
To
serve, run a knife around the outside edge of the flan and invert the individual flans onto dessert plates.
Tip: If the flan does not remove easily, dip the flan dish in hot
water for a few seconds before inverting onto a serving dish.
