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Flan au citron (lemon custard)

A smooth, tangy custard, set in a water bath in the oven, whose lemony flavour balances the sugar. It is served very cold, sometimes with a little whipped cream.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

365 kcal per serving

Protein
7.9 g
Carbohydrates
30.3 g
of which sugars
26.4 g
Fat
22.4 g
of which saturated fat
13 g
Fiber
0 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 150 °C and prepare a water bath in a deep dish.
  2. Finely grate the zest of the three lemons, then squeeze them to get about 150 ml of juice.
  3. Whisk the eggs, yolks, sugar and cornflour until smooth.
  4. Heat the cream with the milk and zest without letting it boil.
  5. Pour the hot cream over the eggs while whisking, then add the lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
  6. Pass the mixture through a sieve into ramekins, then place them in the water bath.
  7. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the centre just trembles.
  8. Let cool, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

Variations and tips

Lime version. Replace the lemons with limes for a sharper note.

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Original Ecomely recipe.