05/08/2026
Craving a taste of authentic Italian nonna-style dessert? 🍮 Today, we are sharing the secret to the silkiest, most decadent Gluten Free Classic Vanilla Flan straight from Mama Isa's Cooking SchoolMama Isa's Cooking School!
This gluten free dessert is pure elegance: a delicate, creamy custard bathed in a rich caramel sauce. It looks impressive, but the secret is all in the gentle cooking technique.
Follow this recipe and master the art of the perfect flan. 👇
📝 The Recipe: Mama Isa’s Classic Vanilla Flan
INGREDIENTS
For the Flan:
500 ml whole milk (at room temperature)
250 g organic eggs (about 5 large eggs)
1 whole vanilla pod (bean)
70 g sugar
For the Caramel:
75 g sugar
100 ml water
👩🍳 DIRECTIONS (The Mama Isa Method)
Master the Caramel: In a small saucepan, combine the 75 g of sugar and 100 ml of water. CRUCIAL RULE: Do not stir with a spoon or utensil, or the sugar will crystallize. If needed, gently swirl the pan. Be patient! Cook until it reaches a deep amber color. Immediately remove from heat before it darkens too much (burnt caramel is bitter).
Pour the hot caramel quickly into a mold (a 15 cm diameter mold works perfectly for this recipe) and swirl to coat the bottom and sides evenly.
In a bowl, gently whisk the eggs with the 70 g of sugar. Mix thoroughly without creating foam or incorporating air bubbles. We want a smooth flan, not a bubbly one.
Pour the milk, the vanilla seeds into the egg mixture and stir gently until combined.
Strain the entire mixture through a fine-mesh sieve directly into the caramelized mold. This removes any remaining egg chalazae and ensures absolute smoothness.
(Bain-Marie): Preheat your oven to 150°C (static). Place the mold inside a larger roasting pan. Place the mold inside a larger roasting pan. Fill the larger pan with hot water until it reaches halfway up the sides of the flan mold. Cover the mold tightly with aluminum foil.
Carefully remove the mold from the water bath and let it cool completely at room temperature.
Refrigerate for 3-4 hours until completely set and cold.
Unmold. Invert it quickly. Enjoy!
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