Spanish · Dessert
Flan Ligero
A lightened Spanish-style baked custard that swaps whole milk and extra yolks for skim milk and egg whites, keeping the glassy caramel top and silky set while cutting the calorie load well below a traditional flan.
$1
15 minsPrep
34 minsCook
229 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
139Calories
7.5gProtein
2.6gFat
20.6gCarbs
20.5gSugar
0gFiber
94mgSodium
95mgChol
0.7gSat Fat
185mgPotassium
113mgCalcium
0.5mgIron
0.6mcgVitamin B12
1.3mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.7gAlcohol
Goes well with
Moscato d'Asti
local
Horchata de Chufa
international
vegetarian
gluten-free
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Heat oven to 160C (325F) and set a kettle of water to near-boiling for the water bath.
2
Scatter the 22g sugar into a small dry pan over medium heat, swirling (not stirring) until it melts to a deep amber caramel, then immediately divide between 2 ramekins, tilting to coat the base.
3
Warm the skim milk with the lemon zest in a saucepan until steaming but not boiling, then remove from heat and discard the zest.
4
Whisk the whole egg, egg white and remaining 10g sugar together gently to avoid incorporating too much air, then whisk in the vanilla extract.
5
Slowly pour the warm milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly, then strain the custard through a sieve into a jug to remove any threads of cooked egg.
6
Pour the strained custard over the caramel in each ramekin.
7
Place the ramekins in a deep baking tray and pour the near-boiling water into the tray until it reaches halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
8
Bake for 32-35 minutes until the custards are just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
9
Remove ramekins from the water bath and cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 3 hours before serving.
10
Run a thin knife around the edge of each ramekin and invert onto a small plate to release the flan and caramel sauce.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 5.6 oz160g skim milk
- 11 egg, beaten (50g)
- 7/87/8 egg whites (30g)
- 0.8 oz22g melted to caramel sugar white
- 0.4 oz10g sugar white
- 0.1 oz4g vanilla extract
- 0.1 oz2g zest only lemon
