Name: Old-Fashioned Custard
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 50 oz ofsugar; 3 water; 6 eggs; 100 oz ofbrown sugar (also known as brown sugar, or, if unavailable, light brown sugar); 1 whole milk; 1 vanilla; flan mold

Old-Fashioned Custard

desserts cooking in a double boiler prepared in advance

Updated on 18 October 2025 by

matt

8 reviews 4.6 : Very good

Diet

Vegetarian

Level

Easy

Calories

99 pour 100g

Preparation

30 minutes

Cooking

1 hour 18

Here is my recipe for old-fashioned custard, with delicious hints of vanilla and caramel. I discovered this recipe thanks to the radio show "À la bonne heure," which aired a few years ago.

I’ve adjusted the proportions slightly, particularly to reduce the sugar. And now it’s a huge hit with the whole family every time I make it!

Cooking in a water bath takes a while, but you’ll be sure to get a smooth, even texture throughout the flan.

Enjoy, and thank you in advance for your comments!

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For the caramel
1.8 oz of sugar
3 water

For the flan
6 eggs
3.5 oz of brown sugar also known as brown sugar, or, if unavailable, light brown sugar
1 whole milk
1 vanilla

Kitchen utensils
flan mold

1
In a saucepan, caramelize the water and sugar mixture (see the proportions in the "For the caramel" section of the ingredients).
Pour the caramel into the bottom of the flan mold and spread it so that it coats all sides of the mold.
2
Crack the eggs and beat them with half the sugar (see the measurements in the "For the flan" section of the ingredients).
3
Bring the milk to a boil with the remaining half of the sugar and the split vanilla bean.
4
Pour the boiling milk over the beaten eggs (while stirring constantly).
Pour the mixture into the caramelized pan.
5
Preheat the oven to 180°C without the convection setting.
Place the flan mold in a bowl or oven-safe casserole dish.
Fill the container with boiling water until the water level reaches the top of the flan.
6
Place everything in the oven and bake in a water bath for 1 hour and 18 minutes (that’s exactly how long!).
7
Serve this egg custard, or flan, nice and cold.