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Paris flan filling

This is how to prepare the custard filling for a classic Parisian "flan". This is not the whole recipe, just the filling mixture, which can be used in lots of other flan-style recipes on this site.

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Last modified on: February 25^th 2023

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For 450 g, you will need:

1 150 ml whole milk
2 150 ml liquid cream
3 ½ vanilla pod
4 2 eggs
5 50 g caster sugar
6 20 g cornflour
7 25 g butter
8 40 g dark chocolate (optional)
9 40 g Pistachio powder or paste (optional)
Total weight: 497 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

Pour 150 ml whole milk into a saucepan on medium heat. Scrape the inside of ½ vanilla pod into it.

Mix well and bring to the boil.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Take off the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 10 to 15 minutes.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Meanwhile, put 2 eggs, 50 g caster sugar and 20 g cornflour into a bowl and mix well.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour the vanilla milk-cream mixture into this while stirring or whisking gently.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Mix thoroughly.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Wash the saucepan, then pour the mixture back into it through a fine strainer.

Stage 7

You'll see how this eliminates all the solid bits from the mixture (egg shell, remains of vanilla pod, etc.).

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Put the pan on low heat and allow the mixture to thicken slightly while stirring constantly.

Note: This is not essential, but it makes it easier to bake and set your custard afterwards.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Take off the heat, then add 25 g butter and mix thoroughly.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Finish by giving a blast with a blender to leave the filling smooth.

Stage 11

You flan filling is ready for use in your recipe.

Stage 12

Chocolate

If you'd like to try the chocolate version, at stage 9 (before the butter), add 40 g dark chocolate, preferably in the form of chocolate drops or chips.

Stage 13

Mix thoroughly until the chocolate has completely melted in, then carry on the recipe as normal from stage 9.

Stage 14

Pistachio

If you want to make a pistachio flan version, in step 9 (before the butter) add 40 g Pistachio powder or paste, and whisk until fully incorporated.

Remarks

For the chocolate version, you can use milk chocolate instead of dark.

For a pistachio filling, use pistachio paste instead of the chocolate.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,401 Kcal or 5,866 Kj	28 gr	105 gr	96 gr
70 %	11 %	10 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
282 Kcal or 1,181 Kj	6 gr	21 gr	19 gr
14 %	2 %	2 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 450 g : 2.67 €

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	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Auvergne gratin, Caramelized pear custard tart, Cannelés, Leek and celery soup, Celeriac soup with mustard, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spring veal sauté , Auvergne gratin, Strawberry mousse with mascarpone, Artichoke hearts forestier , Grapefruit cake, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized apple rice pudding, Quince compote, Agen prune cake, Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toffee apple upside-down cake, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Chocolate mousse, Nantes Tourton, ... All

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