• Cooking Time: 45
• Servings: 8
• Preparation Time: 25
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 1 -- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 2-- 13 oz cans evaporated milk
• 1 tb vanilla
• 6 large eggs

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
3. Custard
5. Beat the eggs with a hand mixer.
6. Add in the condensed milk, evaporated milk, vanilla and ½ cup sugar. Mixture should be smooth.
8. Carmelized Sugar
10. Over medium heat stir 1 cup of sugar until it is brown and caramel-like.
11. This should take approximately five minutes,stirring constantly.
12. Then, immediately pour several tablespoons of the caramel into 6 remekins. Coating the bottom and sides with the caramel.
13. Pour the custard into the carmelized remekins.
14. Fill a baking dish with 1 inch of water and place the six remekins in the baking dish.
15. Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven.
16. It is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
18. After the remekins have cooled put into the refrigerator.
19. When ready to serve, invert each remekin onto a small plate.

The flan recipe, a delicious egg custard, dates back to Roman times. The Romans domesticated chickens and eggs were plentiful. It started out as a savory dish but in Spain, became a sweet Spanish dessert with caramelized sugar. The Spanish brought it to central and South America, where it is very popular. It is often made in a mold or individual ramekins.