How to Make Flan

When I was younger enjoyed cooking with my great grandma. She used to find recipes out of this worn out blue cook book. A recipe I still remember is the recipe for Flan. Flan is a Custard like dessert with a caramel coating on top.

What you will need is a: Blender, Pressure cooker, Vanilla, 4 eggs, 4 Cups of Granulated Sugar, 1 can of Condensed Milk, 1 Can of Evaporated Milk, Water, Salt, and a small Flan Mold

Start by adding 4 cups of sugar to the Flan mold and 4 teaspoons of water and stir with a spoon. Once it is all combined then stop stirring.

When sugar and water are both combined put the Flan mold on the stove on low heat. Wait until the sugar turns into a golden brown.

After the sugar turns into a golden brown color, turn off the stove and wait 5 minutes. If the sugar is taking a long time to turn into a brownish color, turn up the stove to medium, but watch it well so it does not burn. You will know it is burnt when it starts to smell strongly. Set it aside and wait for the sugar to cool a bit.

While you are waiting for the sugar to cool, take and add to the blender, 1 full cup of Condensed and Evaporated Milk. After that add a teaspoon of salt, a splash of vanilla, and 4 eggs. Blend all the things well until all the items are incorporated.

When you are done blending all the ingredients, take and spread evenly all the sugar on the sides of the mold. After that ,pour the ingredients into the mold with the cool sugar. Then take and clip the lid closed.

Put the mold into the pressure cooker and add water until the mold is half way with water.

Turn on the stove on high and place the closed pressure cooker, with the mold inside of it, on the stove. Wait approximately 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes, carefully, put it in the fridge and wait an hour until cooled.

Once it is cooled, open the mold, take and flip it upside down and put it on a plate.

Now you can add whatever toppings you want. I added strawberry icing.

Finally Cut and serve how you like.

I think that this a good dessert to make if you tired of eating things like cupcakes and cake. It also does not need that many ingredients. It only take a couple hours to make and can serve many people.