Flan pâtissier (French custard tart)
Nutrition per serving
Flan pâtissier, the real thing: a thick, wobbly vanilla custard in a golden pastry case. Many people’s favourite bakery dessert, which you control better (and sweeten less) when you make it at home.
Preparation: 25 min | Cooking: 45 min | Servings: 8 | Difficulty: Medium
Calculated per serving from Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, based on the quantities listed. Household measures (spoonfuls, pieces) use average weights. 265 kcal · 8 g protein · 39 g carbohydrate · 8 g fat
Ingredients
- 1 shortcrust pastry case
- 75 cl milk
- 4 eggs
- 100 g sugar
- 80 g cornflour
- 1 vanilla pod
Method
- Heat the milk with the vanilla.
- Whisk the eggs, sugar and cornflour, then pour in the hot milk, stirring.
- Return to the heat and thicken, stirring constantly.
- Pour into the pastry-lined tin and bake for 45 minutes at 180 °C.
Nutritional benefits
A homemade flan lets you cut the sugar considerably compared with bakery versions, while keeping the calcium and protein from the milk and eggs. One slice is enough, as the filling is dense and filling.
Variations and substitutions
- Pastry-free (light flan parisien).
- Made with semi-skimmed milk.
- Flavoured with tonka bean or orange blossom water.
- With prunes (far breton style).
Storage and making ahead
Keeps for 3 days in the fridge; it holds together even better when thoroughly chilled.
💡 Good to know
Let it cool completely in the fridge (ideally overnight) before cutting: the slices will be clean and the custard well set.
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Foods in this recipe: pastry · milk · eggs · sugar · cornflour.
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