Spanish Flan

This was my first time making flan, I have never had it but heard good things. This is a very easy recipe to follow. I have a gas stove so making the caramel took about 10 minutes on low heat and got a little darker than I wanted it. It’s very light and tastes amazing, very good for after dinner!

First flan I've made! Simple and delicious. My only note is that electric range users shouldn't be surprised if they need to increase the heat a smidge to make the caramel. I ended up between medium and medium-high.

preheat oven to med heat, make dark syrup on med low, blend wet ingredients, pour syrup then custard into mold, water bath it into oven ~1 hrs, (recipe don't mention this) cool as long as possible and serve.

Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Melt sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until liquefied and golden in color. Carefully pour hot syrup into a 9-inch round glass baking dish, turning the dish to evenly coat the bottom and sides; set aside. Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add condensed milk, evaporated milk, and vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour egg mixture into the baking dish; cover with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Let cool completely. To serve, carefully invert onto a rimmed serving plate; let caramel sauce flow over flan.

it was fun to make! unfortunately i am not a pro at melting sugar and it took ~30 minutes for all of it to melt and then some caramelized so i did the best i could with spreading it in the pan. it was my first time ever making flan and it came out great! the taste and texture was great and i only did what the recipe called for. however, i forgot to put foil over the batter before baking so it was not as visually pleasing as the recipe photo. would definitely try to make again though! p.s. the flan had a very sweet taste, at least to me. so be prepared!