Flan Recipe

My family on my mother's side is Cuban. A very popular Latin American dessert is Flan. My grandmother makes it all the time. It is a delicious creamy custard with a caramel topping. So I got the recipe from my grandma and made one with her.

Ingredients

3 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
3 tbsp sugar (for caramel)
5 tbsp sugar (for custard)
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14oz)
1 can evaporated milk (12oz)

Directions

1. Heat the 3 tbsp of sugar in an 8 inch pie pan (use a pan with high sides) over the stove burner. Turn the pan constantly so that as the sugar melts it evenly coats the pan. Careful not to burn the sugar. Set pan aside.
2. In a mixing bowl combine the condensed milk, evaporated milk, and sugar. Whisk very well until completely blended. At least 1 min.
3. In a separate bowl whisk eggs until the whites and yolks are completely combined.
4. Slowly poor eggs into milk mixture while whisking.  
5. Continue to stir in the same direction for at least 1 min.
6. Pour mixture through a sieve into pan.
7. Put pan in a big pot and fill with water about 3/4 the way up the pan creating a "bath".
8. Bring water to a boil and then lower heat to medium.
9. Cook for 45 minutes.
10. Due to water loss from evaporation you might need to add more water while its cooking.
11. Allow custard to cool for an hour on the counter.
12. Then put in freezer for at least 4 hours.
13. Once the flan is cold and set up slide a knife around the edge to loosen it and flip it onto a plate.
14. Enjoy! 

Options
*For a less dense flan add 1 cup of regular milk to the milk mixture before putting in eggs.
*You can add 8 oz of cream cheese to give it a "cheese cake like" texture and flavor. Just add softened cream to the milk mixture before the eggs and use a blender or mixer to get the cream cheese completely incorporated.