The French Flan is a traditional French dessert. When made with its crust and whole milk it is delicious. But who says that a light flan doesn't exist? You can have a good flan, or even a delicious flan, once you’ve learned to eat with less fat and without a lot of sugar.
The base recipe from Weight Watchers (without crust) is here available in three flavors: orange blossom, vanilla or chocolate. It's up to you to choose the one you prefer, or just make them all :)
In two words:
“What often avert us from relinquishing to one vice is that we have many”.
difficulty – easy
preparation– 5’
cooking - 45’
serves - 3 (for classic size ramekins) or 4 (for smaller ramekins as those in the pictures)
Ingredients
Base Recipe
- 50gr of flour
- 1 medium egg
- 20gr of caster sugar
- 250ml of milk
- a bit of butter to cover the ramekins
Option #1 - Orange Blossom
- 1 tablespoon of orange blossom
- 1 level teaspoon of brown sugar per ramekin
Option #2 – Vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 level teaspoon of brown sugar per ramekin
Option #3 – Chocolate/Cinnamon
- 15gr of unsweetened cacao powder
- 1 very small pinch of cinnamon
Steps
Base Recipe
- Preheat the oven at 180°C
- Butter three ramekins
- In a medium bowl, add the sieved flour
- Add the egg and bring everything together with a whisk
- Once the egg is absorbed, add the caster sugar and combine everything again with the whisk
- Add little by little the milk and keep whisking with the whisk each time you pour a bit of milk
Option #1 - Orange Blossom
- Add the orange blossom and keep whisking
- Pour the mix into the ramekins with a ladle
- Bake into the oven for 45’
- Once out of the oven, sprinkle the brown sugar on top of each ramekin and put them again to bake in the grill this time for 2-3’ until the sugar has caramelized
- Let them cool a little bit and enjoy!
Option #2 – Vanilla
- Add the vanilla extract and whisk again
- Pour everything into the ramekins with a ladle
- Bake into the preheated oven for 45’
- Once baking is over, sprinkle the brown sugar over each ramekin and bake them again for 2-3’ in the grill as for the sugar to caramelize
- Let them cool and enjoy!
Option #3 – Chocolate/Cinnamon
- Sieve cacao and cinnamon into the mix and whisk
- Pour the mix into the ramekins with a ladle once cacao is dissolved into the milk
- Bake flans for 45’
- Let them cool (if you can) and enjoy!
Benefits
After one day, you should put the ramekins into the refrigerator. These French flans are also very tasty even cold :)
Inspiration
Sioux Berger, Diglee, Mon cahier Weight Watchers: Trucs et astuces pour mincir avec un petit budget, Marabout, 2014
o-o C'est si bon ! o-o
