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: May 30th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:MixtureCustardPâtisserieCreamMilkButterVanillaEggsChocolateFor 800 g, you will need:
- 1
300 ml whole milk - 2
300 ml liquid cream - 3
½ vanilla pod - 4
3 eggs - 5
100 g caster sugar - 6
50 g butter - 7
80 g dark chocolate (optional) - Total weight: 982 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min. | 15 min. | 12 min. | 41 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Pour 300 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.
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 3 eggs and 100 g caster sugar 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.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Take off the heat, then add 50 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
If you'd like to try the chocolate version, at stage 9 (before the butter), add 80 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.
Remarks
For the chocolate version, you can use milk chocolate instead of dark.
For a pistachio filling, use pistachio paste instead of the chocolate.
For a pistachio filling, use pistachio paste instead of the chocolate.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,515 Kcal or 10,530 Kj | 45 gr | 174 gr | 182 gr |
| 126 % | 17 % | 16 % | 28 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 256 Kcal or 1,072 Kj | 5 gr | 18 gr | 19 gr |
| 13 % | 2 % | 2 % | 3 % |
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Some recipes that use this recipe
Pear and chocolate Paris puddings
Morsels of pear, caramelised in maple syrup, topped with a chocolate "Paris flan" custard, and baked in ramekins.
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Caramelised apple custards
A Parisian flan-style egg custard, poured over sautéed and caramelised (flambéed, even) apples, baked in individual ramekins.
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Hot chocolate, Celeriac and parsley soup, Polenta with beetroot tops, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bourguignon potatoes , Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Frozen Nougat, Croque-monsieur complet, Chestnut cake, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Nantais, Baked Alaska, Vanilla ice cream, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Flambéd bananas , ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pesto crackers, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", How to cook rice in rice-cooker, Flamiche, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, ... All |
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