Flan de Café
A smooth and delicate coffee-flavored custard with a light texture, topped with rich caramel. A refined twist on traditional flan.
This recipe is Mexican style, dessert, scaled for 6 servings, with 25 min prep and 55 min cook.
Prep: 25 min · Cook: 55 min · Total: 80 min · Serves: 6
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include granulated sugar, water, milk, heavy cream.
- Follow all 10 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 6 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar (for caramel)
- 0.25 cup water
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
- Combine 1 cup sugar and water in a pan over low heat. Cook without stirring until caramel turns golden brown.
- Pour caramel into a round baking dish and set aside.
- In a saucepan, heat milk, cream, coffee, and 1/2 cup sugar until just warm.
- Whisk in egg and egg white gently until fully combined.
- Pour mixture over caramel in the baking dish.
- Place dish in a larger pan and fill halfway with hot water (water bath).
- Cover with foil and bake for 50–60 minutes until set.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely.
- Unmold onto a serving plate and serve chilled or at room temperature.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 220
- Protein: 6 g
- Fat: 10 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.