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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Desserts » Flan De Leche (traditional Flan)

    Flan de Leche (Traditional Flan)

    Apr 13, 2016 · Modified: Jul 17, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 20 Comments

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    I am posting this Traditional Flan recipe today in honor of Mother’s Day, as it is my mom’s favorite dessert. Flan is very popular in Latin America and Spain.

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    Flan de Leche (Traditional Flan)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 19 votes
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    Servings 4

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ cup water
    • 5 Whole eggs
    • 2 egg yolks
    • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 cup whole milk
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • 1 ½ tablespoon sugar
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

    Instructions
     

    • To prepare the caramel, put 1 cup of sugar in a small pot with ½ cup of water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir once and reduce the heat to medium and cook about 5 minutes or until the syrup turns a caramel color.
    • 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. Place all the ramekins in a large roasting pan and set aside.
    • Preheat the oven to 350° F.
    • In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer. Mix the eggs, egg yolks and 1 ½ tablespoon sugar for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the condensed milk, heavy cream, whole milk and vanilla extract and mix for 1 more minute.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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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    Colombians have different variations of this delicious dessert, including mango flan, pineapple flan, coffee flan and just about any flavor of flan you can imagine.
    Enjoy it!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. 5 Star Foodie

      May 07, 2009 at 2:23 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! Thank you for sharing this traditional authentic recipe!

      Reply
    2. Soma

      May 07, 2009 at 4:48 pm

      5 stars
      This is my very favorite, & just would be ideal for me post for mom's day too, but i already have it 🙂 My mom would make this a little differently(she is not here with us anymore..sigh). & we just called it caramel custard.... Oh! how i wish i could have some... my kids love it too.

      Reply
    3. Sophie

      May 08, 2009 at 7:06 am

      5 stars
      Delicious! fabulous!! What else do I need to say? MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....

      Reply
    4. new mommy

      January 17, 2010 at 5:13 am

      5 stars
      is there a reason why the coffee flan uses a blender and the traditional uses a mixer ?

      Reply
      • Erica

        January 17, 2010 at 8:42 am

        5 stars
        new mommy- the blender helps to mix the coffee better.

        Reply
    5. new mommy

      January 17, 2010 at 4:09 pm

      5 stars
      oh ok, could i use the blender for the traditional flan recipe and get the same product?

      Reply
      • Erica

        January 17, 2010 at 4:54 pm

        5 stars
        new mommy- Yes.

        Reply
    6. new mommy

      February 02, 2010 at 5:53 am

      5 stars
      this recipe is great my flan came out perfect . i always enjoy trying new things and this recipe was so easy to fallow.thank you:)

      Reply
    7. Ian's mama ia

      December 24, 2010 at 1:17 pm

      5 stars
      I did this recipe for last Thanksgiving for my fellow colombian friends and everyone loved it! including the kids ; same day for my in-laws Salvadorean-American family and it was a hit! Now it has been a request for the Christmas dinner. It is a dish that require so little time of preparation for such a great result. Thank you Erica. Your website has inspired me to get into the kitchen and enjoy cooking the food that my beloved abuelita used to cook for me when I was younger back in Colombia. Never thought that cooking could be so rewarding! Gracias & Feliz Navidad!

      Reply
    8. Isabella

      May 07, 2011 at 9:56 pm

      5 stars
      Mine turned out sooooooo good! It took a while but was well worth it. It was even better the next day. Thank for the amazing recipe!!

      Reply
    9. Julio

      August 18, 2013 at 10:31 pm

      5 stars
      I've made this and the cafe flan twice now and was flawless every time.

      Very delicious thanks.

      Reply
    10. caligrl

      March 13, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      5 stars
      What size ramekins do you recommend? I have seen anywhere from 4oz to 12oz ones.

      Thanks!

      Reply
    11. Anonymous

      January 28, 2015 at 9:04 am

      5 stars
      Hi the recipi is so good
      I am trying to flip it but it is stuck .. What can I do ?

      Reply
    12. grace

      April 14, 2016 at 11:06 am

      5 stars
      easy to see why this is a favorite! looks simply luscious. 🙂

      Reply
    13. Mukta

      February 19, 2017 at 11:51 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for the amazing recipe. My flan came out so smooth and silky. Loved it!!

      Reply
    14. A.J.

      September 09, 2017 at 1:41 pm

      5 stars
      This is a fantastic recipe. I made this for some Uruguayan friends and received a round of applause. Thanks!

      Reply
    15. Lara G.

      March 31, 2018 at 3:59 am

      5 stars
      This is absolutely wonderful, just like what I was used to eating in Portugal...and super easy to make too. Thank you so much. Always make this for Easter and christmas, family loves it.

      Reply
    16. SdB

      May 05, 2018 at 8:01 pm

      5 stars
      Can I substitute coconut cream/milk for the heavy cream and milk?

      Reply
    17. Steph

      June 20, 2019 at 7:35 pm

      5 stars
      Omg!!!!!! This dessert was super easy and taste amazing. I'm so glad I've found this page, I've made a few of the recipes and have not been disappointed. I made this for my husband who is from El Salvador and he is a big fan. We live in Australia and the desserts I'm making from this page are a big hit with family and friends.
      Thank you

      Reply
    18. Anonymous

      January 03, 2023 at 8:46 pm

      My name is Bill in Bradenton FL. And I love Flan, Think I'll make some , what is this container you put the liquid in?

      Reply

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