Flan de Limón (Lime Flan)

Name: Flan de Limón (Lime Flan)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp corn starch; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 2 Juice of limes; 4 Zest of limes; 2 Tbsps sugar; 1 can sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters water; 8 Whole eggs; 237 milliliters whole milk

Flan de Limón (Lime Flan) is a gluten free and vegetarian dessert. This recipe makes 12 servings with 247 calories, 8g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of European cuisine. Head to the store and pick up vanillan extract, condensed milk, juice of lime, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

To make the caramel, bring 1 cup of sugar and ½ cup of water to a boil over medium heat and boil until it gets a light brown color, about 6 – 8 minutes.Immediately pour an equal amount of the caramel into each ramekin or any oven proof mold you want to use. Swirl each dish to coat the base with the caramel, work fast as the caramel will harden quickly as it cools.

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Caramel

Sugar

Water

Base

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Ramekin

Oven

Place all the ramekins in a large oven dish.To make the flan: Preheat the oven to 350° F.

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Ramekin

Oven

Combine the lime juice with the corn starch in a small bowl. Set aside.Beat the eggs with an electrical mixer, add the lime mixture, milk, heavy cream, sweet condensed milk, sugar, vanilla, and the zest.Carefully pour an equal amount of the flan mixture into the caramelized ramekins in the roasting pan. Then add hot water to the roasting pan, not to the ramekins, until the water comes half way up the sides of the ramekins.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Corn Starch

Heavy Cream

Lime Juice

Vanilla

Sugar

Water

Egg

Lime

Milk

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Roasting Pan

Ramekin

Blender

Bowl

Place the roasting pan in the oven and bake for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center of the flan comes out clean.

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Knife

Remove from the roasting pan and cool for at least 30 minutes. Then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.To serve, carefully run a knife around the edge of the ramekin, cover with a serving plate, flip it over and gently remove the ramekin allowing the caramel run over the sides.

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Caramel

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Roasting Pan

Ramekin

Knife