Description:

Low Fat custard flan with a sugar topping.

Source:

Angela Creighton

Serves/Makes:6

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (60 ml) water
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 can (14 oz (392 grm).) nonfat sweetened condensed milk
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) skim milk
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) vanilla

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees (175 C.).
• In a small saucepan bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Boil syrup, without stirring, until golden caramel.
• Pour caramel into a 1-1/2 quarts (1425 ml) souffle dish, tilting dish to coat bottom and some of side with caramel.
• Whisk together eggs, condensed milk, skim milk, and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour mixture through a fine sieve into souffle dish.
• Put dish in a baking pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up side of souffle dish.
• Bake flan in middle of oven 1 1/4 hours, or until just set but still trembles slightly.
• Flan will set as it cools.
• Remove flan from pan and cool in souffle dish on a rack.
• Chill flan, covered, until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
• Dip dish in a baking pan of hot water 3 seconds.
• Run a thin knife around edge of dish and invert flan onto plate.

Comments

Each serving about 311 calories and 2.6 grams fat (7% calories from fat).