Quesillo (Venezuelan Flan)
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Description
The Venezuelan quesillo recipe, pronounced ke-see-yo, has bounced around our family since as long as I can remember. I frequently get calls asking about my exact recipe. It's not everyday your grandmother asks you how to cook something! I will however warn you: quesillo is not for everyone. I have learned that some people just don't like the texture. To that I can only really say that at least there will be more for the rest of us.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ¾ cups milk, or as needed
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 2. Prepare a bain-marie, or water bath, by filling a 9-inch heat-proof container with water.
- 3. Melt sugar in a nonstick pan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until melted, 7 to 10 minutes; be careful to keep it from burning. Pour sugar into a flan mold, coating the sides to ensure that the egg/milk mixture in the next step will not touch the container.
- 4. Pour sweetened condensed milk into a bowl. Fill the empty can with milk and add to the bowl; stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Blend well. Fold mixture with a spatula or tap against the counter to remove air bubbles.
- 5. Pour milk mixture into the slightly cooled flan mold. Put the lid on and place inside the water bath; don't let the water go over the rim.
- 6. Bake the quesillo in the bain-marie in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Pry lid open with a knife carefully; continue baking until set, about 15 minutes more.
- 7. Let quesillo cool to room temperature, at least 25 minutes; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight. Slide a knife around the edges of the mold to loosen and invert onto a plate.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 8 servings
calories: 309.1 kcal
carbohydrates: 54.4 g
protein: 8 g
saturated fat: 3.9 g
cholesterol: 90.7 mg
sodium: 110.4 mg
sugar: 54.3 g
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