CARAMEL CUSTARD/FLAN/ Crème Caramel

Guess what?? This was the pudding that i had been eating for all these years without knowing its name :( Well! That's me !! I don't care about the names as long as its delicious :D. But now I do and its been so since the time the kitchen has come under my responsibility :D
So here's the recipe for making a scrumplicious CARAMEL CUSTARD !!!



1st the ingredients:
½ liter milk
100 gms sugar
150 gms sugar for caramelizing
6 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence

Now to the making of the caramel custard!!

1.1st prepare a mould for the custard by greasing the custard cups very lightly with butter
2.Heat 150g of sugar with 1 tsp of water in a pan till it melts and turns golden
brown.Pour the caramelised sugar into the pudding mould and swirl to coat the sides
of the mould.Keep aside to cool.
3.Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
4.Clean a sauce pan and heat it up (use low heat). Add in the milk and 100g of sugar. As soon as the sugar dissolves, turn off the heat. In a big bowl, whisk the eggs until blended, and add in the warm milk slowly. Add the vanilla extract and do a quick whisk.
5.Strain the custard mixture into the custard moulds(fill them 3/4 of the way to the top) and set aside.
6.Arrange the moulds in a baking pan big enough to fit them. Pour hot water in the baking pan so that the moulds are immersed halfway. Transfer the baking pan into the oven and bake for about 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
7.Remove the moulds from the baking pan and allow them to cool. Once cooled, transfer them to the fridge and chill them for a few hours.
8.When they are ready to serve, slide a knife around the side of each mould to loosen the caramel custard.Or else you could do the same by placing a plate over the mould,and then holding it firmly in place, turn over the mould gently.
Pour some of the remaining caramel over the pudding and serve.


caramel custard is also called as flan