How to Make Delicious Fresh Milk Flan at Home

Instructions for making fresh milk flan

Making fresh milk flan is not as difficult as you think, it's as simple as making jelly. You can do it right at home to create delicious, high-quality products without worrying about buying flan at outside stores. Specifically, you can refer to the steps to make flan in stages as below: 

Creating caramel

Caramel is one of the important components that make the flan more delicious and appealing. A small note is that you should not let this caramel burn because it will make your finished product difficult to eat and have an unpleasant smell. 

• First, you put about 80g of sugar into a suitable-sized pot. Then, dissolve the sugar with 45ml of distilled water and stir well to evenly soak the sugar. This will help prevent sugar grains from sticking to the pot, limiting the situation of burning the pot or the sugar crystallizing into lumps.  
• Once you see the sugar has completely dissolved into the water, you lift the pot onto the stove and simmer over medium heat. You don't need to stir or turn at this point. If you see the sugar-water mixture is not even, just rotate the pot in a circular motion until the sugar turns evenly yellow.
• When you see the sugar-water mixture has a beautiful golden color, you continue to add the remaining 45ml of distilled water to the pot. You just boil this mixture like that until you see the caramel start to thicken and bubble at the bottom of the pot, then turn off the heat.
• Wait until this caramelized sugar no longer bubbles and thickens, then quickly pour it into the flan molds prepared earlier. 
• Finally, you put the caramel-containing molds into the refrigerator compartment to store and allow the sugar part to solidify again. 

Creating flan

The process of making fresh milk flan continues with preparing the egg-milk mixture as the following steps: 

• You crack 3 eggs into a large bowl. Begin whisking the eggs gently to avoid creating bubbles. These bubbles can cause the flan to have an eggy smell. 
• Then, you add unsweetened fresh milk and sweetened condensed milk into a pot and stir thoroughly.  
• Heat this milk mixture on the stove over medium heat. Note, only warm the milk mixture, do not let it boil. 
• Pour the warmed milk mixture into the bowl containing the previously whisked eggs and stir well to blend the mixture together. Add a little fresh lime juice to make the flan more flavorful. 
• Add a little vanilla extract to the mixture to help enhance the flavor of the flan. 
• Strain the entire mixture through a sieve to remove any unwhisked eggs or large foam chunks in the mixture. 
• Finally, pour the thoroughly strained mixture into the prepared flan molds with caramel inside. Cover the molds tightly with lids.

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ALT: Making the egg-milk mixture

Steaming the cake

The steaming process plays an important role in making fresh milk flan. To achieve smooth, delicious cakes, you should follow the steps below: 

Finished Product

With just a simple homemade method of making fresh milk flan, you have created delicious, enticing products to treat your family to a nutritious and delicious dessert. The smooth, creamy flan cakes, with their eye-catching golden color, combined with the sweet caramel layer underneath, will make the appearance of the cake more appealing. You can enjoy the flan with a little coffee and shaved ice to enhance the delicious and refreshing flavor of the cake.

Finished Product Requirements

Making fresh milk flan may be simple but you still need to pay attention to some requirements as below to ensure that the final product is smooth, delicious as desired: 

• When making fresh milk flan, you need to strictly follow the instructions in the recipe to achieve the right taste and the most delicious flavor for the cake.
• In addition to enhancing the enticing aroma of the flan, vanilla extract also effectively reduces the eggy smell. Therefore, don't forget to add this spice during the cake-making process. 
• When steaming the flan cakes, occasionally use a soft cloth to wipe away the condensation on the lid of the steamer. This helps prevent water from dripping down and causing the surface of the cake to become porous. 
• If you encounter problems such as the cake having pores on the surface, not being smooth, or having an eggy smell, you should refer to appropriate solutions to 'fix' the final product you've made. 

Notes when making fresh milk flan

Typically, almost all methods of making fresh milk flan mention the steaming method using a water bath. In fact, when using this steaming method, the cake is prone to having pores, not being smooth, and losing its aesthetics. The reason for this may be that steaming with a water bath inadvertently causes steam to rise, condense on the lid of the steamer, and then drip down, creating small holes on the surface of the cake. 

Additionally, flan cakes often have pores at the bottom or inside the cake even if you use the steaming or baking method. The reason for this may be that the high temperature causes the egg-milk mixture to boil up and create air bubbles inside the cake.

To limit the above cases, you can refer to the treatment methods to prevent flan cakes from having pores as below: 

• When steaming the cakes, you can use a water-absorbent cloth to cover the flan molds. Then, cover the steamer lid again. After steaming for 10 - 15 minutes like this, you open the lid, wipe away the condensation on the lid, which will help reduce the phenomenon of pores on the surface of the cake. 
• For the condition of flan cakes with pores inside, you can apply a treatment method by using a steamer on low heat. If you don't have a steamer at home, you should use a cloth to line the bottom of the cake molds before placing them in the steamer to prevent the egg-milk mixture from boiling and causing pores inside the cake and at the bottom.

Frequently Asked Questions

When applying homemade fresh milk flan making method, many people often wonder about the following issues: 

Is it possible to make flan without steaming?

In case you don't have a steamer and want to replace it with another option, you can choose to bake the cake. You need to preheat the oven 15 minutes before baking at a temperature of  150 - 160 degrees Celsius. Then, line a damp cloth under the baking tray before placing the cake molds on the tray. Next, pour boiling water to cover about ½ of the cake mold before baking.

Is flan better with fresh milk with or without sugar?

You can use milk with or without sugar to make flan. However, it's best to use unsweetened fresh milk. This will make it easier to balance the sweetness for your flan batch and ensure the milk retains its natural flavor and aroma.

What is the ratio of eggs to milk when making flan?

Eggs and milk are the two main ingredients that help create delicious, flavorful flan cakes. Ensuring a certain and appropriate ratio between these two ingredients is crucial in achieving the right flavor when executing the fresh milk flan making method.

Is it better to make flan with condensed milk or fresh milk?

You can reduce fresh milk and only use condensed milk to make flan. However, to ensure the finished product is delicious and not overly sweet, you should combine, measure, and balance the right amount of these two ingredients.

With 5 eggs, how much condensed milk should be used to make flan?

For those of you making a small quantity of cakes, enough for 2 to 3 people, you only need 5 eggs with 2 packs of unsweetened fresh milk and 3 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk. This method also requires about 5 tablespoons of sugar to make caramel for the cake.

With 5 eggs, you'll need about 3 tablespoons of condensed milk to make the cake (Source: Internet)

How many flan cakes can be made with 3 eggs? 

How many flan cakes can be made with 10 eggs?

With 10 eggs, the amount of accompanying ingredients will also triple. Therefore, you can make 30 or more flan cakes with 10 eggs. So, if you have a large family or are making cakes for parties, this is the suitable recipe.

The article has shared with you a simple and easy way to make flan cakes. Hopefully, after reading, you will find the suitable recipe to create delicious and smooth flan cakes for your family's dessert. To discover more delicious recipes and cooking tips, don't forget to follow our articles on Mytour Blog!