With a sous vide, you can cook flan in individual jars for a simple, custardy dessert that's perfect for company and so easy to clean up.
Ingredients
- white sugar: 0.75 cup
- 4-ounce Mason® jars with lids and rings: 8 piece
- sweetened condensed milk: 1 can (14 ounce can)
- evaporated milk: 1 can (12 fluid ounce can)
- eggs: 3 piece
- vanilla extract: 1 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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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).
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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.
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Mix sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Add to the jars; seal.
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Place jars in the water bath and set timer for 1 hour.
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Remove jars from the water bath. Let flan cool until safe to handle, about 20 minutes.
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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.
