Brazilian Flan Recipe

Method10 steps · about 6 hr 30 min

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   Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350F.

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   Step 2: Add all custard ingredients (eggs (4), milk (2 cups) and sweet condensed milk) to a blender and pulse a few times to combine. Set aside.

   Uses 4 eggs · 2 cups whole milk · 2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk

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   Step 3: In a kettle, or medium pan, bring approximately 2.5-3 quarts of water to a boil for the hot water bath.

   Uses Approximately 10–12 cups water for the hot water bath

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   Step 4: Add the sugar (1 cup) and the water (1/3 cup) to a small saucepan over medium to high heat. Bring it to a simmer, and let it simmer until it turns an amber color, approximately 13 mins. Be sure to watch the pan at all times to avoid burning the sugar, and never, ever, ever stir it.

   Cook caramel to amber · 13 minUses 1 cup sugar · 1/3 cup water

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   Step 5: When the sugar is amber color, carefully pour it in the bundt pan. Coat the inside of the pan with the caramel by swirling it gently up the sides and center of the pan–see the photo in post above. The sugar will be super hot, so be extra careful!

   Uses hot caramel

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   Step 6: Place the bundt pan in a large roasting pan. Then, pour the custard on top of the caramel.

   Uses blended custard · caramel-coated bundt pan

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   Step 7: Pour boiling water into the roasting pan until the water is about approximately halfway up the sides of the bundt pan and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 mins, then remove the cooked flan from the oven. Please note that the flan will still jiggle a little at the center. It will firm up as it cools.

   Bake flan in water bath · 68 minUses custard in caramel-coated pan · hot water for bath

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   Step 8: Let the cooked flan sit in the water bath outside of the oven for another hour or so, until the pan is cool to touch.

   Cool flan in water bath · 60 minUses baked flan in water bath

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   Step 9: After that hour, loosen the flan from the sides of the pan by running a paring knife around the inside and the outside rims. Then place plastic wrap over the flan and refrigerate in the pan for at least 4 hours - preferably overnight.

   Minimum 4-hour chill; overnight preferred · 240 minUses cooled flan

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    Step 10: Unmold* and transfer to a plate, then serve and enjoy!

    Uses chilled flan