A creamy, smooth flan made using the sous vide method for perfect texture every time.
Sous Vide Flan
This Sous Vide Flan recipe is a unique take on the traditional flan dessert, using a sous vide cooker to achieve a perfectly smooth and creamy texture. The recipe was originally found on Allrecipes.com.
Ingredients
- 8 4-ounce Mason® jars with lids and rings
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 12 fluid ounce can evaporated milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Place a sous vide cooker inside a large heat-proof container filled with water. Preheat the water bath to 179 degrees F (82 degrees C).
- Melt sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Pour hot melted sugar into eight 4 ounce Mason jars, enough to cover the bottom of each.
- Mix sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Add to the jars; seal.
- Place jars in the water bath and set timer for 1 hour.
- Remove jars from the water bath. Let flan cool until safe to handle, about 20 minutes.
- Unseal jars and run a small rubber spatula around the sides of the flan. Top each flan with a plate; invert and gently shake to release.
- Cook’s Note: You can replace the vanilla extract with 1 scraped vanilla bean.