caramel flans from eagle brand®

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1 (14 ounce) can eagle brand® sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• sugar garnish (optional):
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• ice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• heat oven to 350 degrees f.
• cook sugar in heavy skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until melted and caramel-colored. carefully pour into 8 (6 oz.) ungreased custard cups, tilting to coat bottom completely.
• beat eggs in medium bowl; stir in water, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and salt. pour into prepared custard cups; set cups in larger shallow pan. fill larger pan with 1 inch of hot water.
• bake 25 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. move cups from larger pan to a wire rack; cool 1 hour. chill several hours or overnight.
• serve by loosening side of flan with knife; invert individual serving plates with rim. top with sugar garnish, if desired, or garnish as desired.
• sugar garnish: fill medium metal bowl half-full of ice. combine sugar with water in medium saucepan; stir. cover; bring to a boil. cook over high heat 5 to 6 minutes or until light brown in color. immediately put pan in ice for 1 minute. carefully drizzle sugar decoratively over foil lined cookie sheet. cool. to serve, peel from foil.