Orange-Cardamom Latin Flan

Name: Orange-Cardamom Latin Flan
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Central & South American
Ingredients: 2/3 cup (4 2/3 ounces), sugar; 2 , large eggs plus 5 large yolks; 1 (14-ounce) can, sweetened condensed milk; 1 (12-ounce) can, evaporated milk; 1/2 cup, whole milk; 2 tablespoons, finely grated orange zest; 1 1/2 tablespoons, vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cardamom

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2014

Desserts or Baked Goods

Central & South American

Make Ahead

This cousin to Spanish-style flan and crème caramel boasts a dense, sweet profile and rich toffee-like flavor. Orange zest and ground cardamom brighten up the custard.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME2 hours, plus 12 hours cooling and chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Flan is a popular dessert that can be found throughout Latin America and has countless variations. Latin American flan should be a dense but creamy custard, but the high-protein canned milks that some recipes call for can make it rubbery. I...

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