Deconstructed Flan

Name: Deconstructed Flan
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 3 larges eggs; 237 milliliters half-and-half; 59 milliliters sugar; 79 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 907 grams carton vanilla low-fat yogurt, drained overnight; 118 milliliters boiling water; 237 milliliters whole milk

Deconstructed Flan might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 316 calories, 13g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. This recipe is typical of European cuisine. A mixture of carton vanilla yogurt, water, vanilla bean, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare yogurt cheese, place a colander in a 2-quart glass measure or medium bowl. Line colander with 4 layers of cheesecloth, allowing cheesecloth to extend over outside edges. Spoon yogurt into colander. Cover loosely with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 12 hours. Spoon yogurt cheese into a bowl; discard liquid. Cover and refrigerate.

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Cheese

Yogurt

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Cheesecloth

Colander

Bowl

To prepare ice cream, combine 1/4 cup sugar and eggs in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.

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Ice Cream

Sugar

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Combine milk and half-and-half in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean, and add seeds and bean to milk mixture.

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Vanilla Bean

Seeds

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Heat to 180 or until tiny bubbles form around edge of pan, stirring frequently (do not boil). Gradually add milk mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return milk mixture to pan; cook over medium heat until thick (about 5 minutes), stirring constantly.

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Milk

Egg

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Remove from heat.

Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl until mixture cools to room temperature (about 25 minutes), stirring occasionally.

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Ice

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Remove vanilla bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 1 hour or until firm.

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Ice Cream

Cream

Ice

To prepare the sauce, place 1/3 cup sugar in a small, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until sugar dissolves, stirring as needed to dissolve sugar evenly (about 6 minutes). Continue cooking about 1 minute or until golden.

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Sauce

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; carefully stir in water (caramelized sugar will seize slightly and stick to spoon).

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Sugar

Water

Place pan over medium-high heat until caramelized sugar melts. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; add seeds and bean to mixture. Cook 2 minutes or until reduced to 6 tablespoons, stirring occasionally.

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Vanilla Bean

Seeds

Sugar

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes. Discard vanilla bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Place 1/4 cup yogurt cheese into each of 6 bowls; top with 1 tablespoon sauce and 1/2 cup ice cream.

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Ice Cream