# Crème Caramel (Flan)

Learn how to make a smooth crème caramel, one of the most popular desserts in Vietnam.

- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 140 g sugar
- 70 ml water
- 3 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 100 g sugar
- 600 ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract

## Instructions

1. Put the sugar and water in a saucepan for the caramel.
2. Stir until the sugar has dissolved completely and the liquid is clear.
3. Cover the pan to let the steam wash any crystallized sugar off the sides of the pan.
4. Wait and check on it once in a while until the syrup turns a light nutty brown.
5. Prepare the molds by setting them in a baking pan.
6. Check the caramel.
7. When it reaches the color you like, remove it from the heat.
8. Immediately pour the caramel into the molds.
9. Heat the milk until it simmers.
10. Beat the eggs.
11. Gradually beat the sugar into the eggs until light and foamy.
12. Pour the hot milk in a thin stream while continuing to beat the mixture.
13. Add the vanilla and stir.
14. Discard the foam on top.
15. Use a sieve and strain the mixture into a pouring pitcher.
16. Pour the mixture into the caramel-lined molds.
17. Place the baking pan in a preheated oven at 300 Fahrenheit.
18. Pour in the boiling water around the molds until it's about halfway to the top.
19. Bake for 40 minutes.
20. To unmold, run a knife between the custard and the edge of the mold.
21. Place a serving dish upside down over the mold.
22. Turn the mold upside down to remove the custard.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- lid
- baking pan
- molds
- stand mixer
- sieve
- pouring pitcher
- knife
- serving dish

## Tips

- The syrup will continue to darken after you remove it from the heat, so be sure to remove it before it reaches the color you like.
- The crème caramel is done when it holds together but still jiggles a little in the center.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_nTuBoo8Vs
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8f65a994-04ec-4bdf-907d-44ae8489338d
- Extracted: 2025-11-14

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