Take a trip to Spain or Latin America and you'll soon encounter flan—a silky smooth and immensely satisfying custard dessert. Unfortunately, people shy away from preparing flan at home because ...

A popular dish throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as other regions influenced by Spanish cuisine, flan is the ultimate simple but showy dessert. The creamy custard hides a layer ...

Let the requisite caramel sauce in this vanilla-flecked flan go a shade darker for a faint bitter edge that cuts through the dense, sweet custard. For a distinctly Cuban touch, top the flan with a ...

During trips to Arizona when my parents lived there in retirement, I discovered flan, that ambrosial Spanish dessert of baked custard glazed with a delicious overlay of caramel. While flan is also ...

Pour the custard filling into the cooled tart shell, smoothing the top. Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 20-25 minutes, or until the custard is just set and jiggles slightly in the center. Cool and Serve: ...

This rich custard cooked in a soufflé dish, unmolded, and topped with caramel is a sure crowd-pleaser. The delicate part is the cooking; the flan is cooked in a water bath that should not boil.