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How to Make Cousin Norma's Cuban Flan

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How to Make Cousin Norma's Cuban Flan

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Head oven to 350 degrees

Head oven to 350 degrees

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Add about 1 to 1 1/4 cup of cane sugar to a non stick pan and turn on heat to melt sugar

Add about 1 to 1 1/4 cup of cane sugar to a non stick pan and turn on heat to melt sugar

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Higher heat

Higher heat

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Add the three eggs both milks and vanilla to blender and blend for a couple minutes

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A trick is to add a little water to the condensed milk can

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Add 1 tbsp of vanilla extract

Add 1 tbsp of vanilla extract

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Keep stirring the sugar so it doesn't burn and until it melts

Keep stirring the sugar so it doesn't burn and until it melts

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Be sure all granulas are meltef

Be sure all granulas are meltef

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Add Carmelized sugar to dish

Add Carmelized sugar to dish

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While the sugar is hot quickly coat the sides of the dish with the sugar before it hardens

While the sugar is hot quickly coat the sides of the dish with the sugar before it hardens

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Put the dish in a roast pan

Put the dish in a roast pan

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Boil water

Boil water

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Add the custard mixture to the bowl over the sugar

Add the custard mixture to the bowl over the sugar

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Cover with foil

Cover with foil

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Add the boiling water ( about an inch or two of water) to the roast pan and put into the heated oven

Add the boiling water ( about an inch or two of water) to the roast pan and put into the heated oven

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Check on flan after about 45 minutes- of the custard is shakey then it isn't done

Check on flan after about 45 minutes- of the custard is shakey then it isn't done

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After 1 hour chech the flan custard with a knife- it should be clean when it comes out- don't overbake because the flan will taste rubbery later

After 1 hour chech the flan custard with a knife- it should be clean when it comes out- don't overbake because the flan will taste rubbery later

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Let the flan cool for 20-30 minutes and then put in fridge

Let the flan cool for 20-30 minutes and then put in fridge

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Turn upside down on a serving platter and

Turn upside down on a serving platter and

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Enjoy!!!

Enjoy!!!

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1 ¼ Cups Sugar

3 Eggs

1 Can Condensed milk

1 Can Evaporated milk

1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract

1 Roast Pam

Boiling water

1 White med to large corningware dish

Aguilar Aguilar

Best recipe ever

Aguilar Aguilar 6 months ago

Aguilar Aguilar

Can't wait to try this .... Does she know how to make arroz con dulce

Aguilar Aguilar 6 months ago

Jude Valentine

Can't wait to try this :)

Jude Valentine 11 months ago

Denice Pascual

😍 can't wait to try this!!! I love flans!!!

Denice Pascual 12 months ago

Chantana Schnare

It looks yummy! Thanks for sharing.

Chantana Schnare 12 months ago

Karen Larard

Just lovely. Thank you and thanks to your cousin 😄

Karen Larard 12 months ago

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Julia Murray

Thats my favorite part 😍

Julia Murray 12 months ago

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