5-Ingredient Mexican Flan
An authentic Mexican flan with the perfect amount of creaminess, sweetness, and overall goodness. An authentic recipe with few ingredients.
Ingredients
- 5 Large Eggs
- 2 12 oz. Cans Evaporated Milk
- 1 14 oz. Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Sugar Cane sugar, coconut sugar, or caramel (cajeta) are all ok to use here.
Instructions
- Boil some water in a large pot. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- While the water boils, start by melting the 1 cup of sugar over medium heat stirring frequently. Be very careful not to burn.
- Once it is melted, pour into desired dish, I used an 8.5x8.5 square dish but you can use any other shape. Swirl around so the entire bottom of the dish is coated. Set aside.
- In a blender, throw in all of the eggs, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. Blend.
- Pour flan mixture into the dish with sugar coat. Make sure the sugar has hardened unless you are using caramel.
- Once water is boiling, pour water into a large pan. I used my turkey roasting pan. It has to be large enough to fit the flan dish in it.
- Carefully add the flan dish into the large pan with the warm water.
- Put the dish in the oven very carefully so that no water goes into the flan.
- Bake for 1 hour or until the top of the flan is firm.
- Let the flan cool off for at least an hour. You can also refrigerate it after an hour so it becomes more firm before flipping.
- Using a sharp knife, go around the edges so the flan comes out when you flip it.
- Place a serving platter or large plate over the flan dish and using both hands, quickly flip it onto the plate.
- Garnish with strawberries or fruit of choice.
- Refrigerate after it is done.