Easy 5-Ingredient Flan Recipe

It always amazes me how such simple ingredients like eggs, milk, sugar, and condensed milk can make such a delicious dessert. Flan looks like a complicated and hard to accomplish sweet, but in reality it is very simple to make. Follow this Easy 5-ingredient flan recipe and be amazed yourself!

Ingredients for Easy Flan Recipe:

• Eggs: Give flan its characteristic custard consistency and I haven't found any substitutions for them.
• Milk: I used whole milk, but you can use semi skim, skim, or plant-based milk.
• Condensed Milk: provides sweetness and texture. I haven't tried, but if you have a lactose intolerance, you could try using condensed coconut milk.
• Sugar: Is used to make the caramel on which the custard is cooked on. I haven't used a substitute for sugar.
• Vanilla extract: gives flan a vanilla essence flavor that can be substituted with a couple of teaspoons of instant coffee or other extracts like almond, for a twist. Lemon zest can also be used instead of vanilla extract.

How to Make Easy 5-Ingredient Flan:

1. Make the caramel: heat a medium-sized skillet over medium heat and pour the sugar in. Stir constantly until the sugar dissolves and turns into an amber-colored liquid caramel.

2. Carefully pour it into a 7-inch cake pan and swirl it around until it completely covers the bottom of the pan. You need to work fast because it will get hard fairly quickly. Be very careful, caramel can really extremely hot. Use oven mitts if possible! Set aside to cool.

3. Make the custard: place the eggs, condensed milk, whole milk, and vanilla extract in a medium-sized bowl and whisk until well combined. Don't whisk too vigorously as not to produce many bubbles.

4. Strain the custard mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove any egg solids, and pour the custard mixture into the pan with the cooled caramel. Cover tightly with foil.

5. Place the pan into a larger baking dish and fill the baking dish with water until it reaches about halfway up the flan pan.

1. Bake at 350 F for one hour and 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the baking dish, take off the foil, and let cool to room temperature. Chill for at least 4 hours in the fridge before serving.

Tips for the Best Easy 5-Ingredient Flan Recipe:

• Make sure the caramel coats the entire bottom of the pan, but be very careful it can get really hot!
• Staining the custard is very important for a smooth flan, so don't skip this step.
• Serve flan after chilling it for at least 4 hours until set and cold.
• When finished baking, the flan will be a little jiggly, this is ok. It will settle in the fridge.
• Always check that your oven is well calibrated so you bake your flan at the intended temperature.

• Slice using a sharp knife and spoon some of the caramel on top!