Lemon Raspberry Recipe For Flan

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Lemon Raspberry Flan...

Flan au Citron et aux Framboises... as my friend Fanny likes to say, this French dessert recipe really brings your taste buds to life. This refreshing citron delight is lovely after a large meal. Or, on a nice summer night. And, it is so EASY to make and looks BEAUTIFUL.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: about 30 minutes

Ingredients: (4-6 people)

4 Eggs + 2 Extra Egg Yolks
7 oz. Granulated Sugar
3 Ripe Lemons
7 oz. Cream
3/4 lb. Raspberries
Handful of Fine Couscous (optional)
Butter and Granulated Sugar for baking dish

How to Make It:

Preheat oven to 325°F
1. Squeeze lemons, by hand with the help of a spoon. Filter out seeds.
2. In a bowl, beat eggs (including extra yolks) with the sugar.
3. Add lemon juice and stir well.
4. Stir in cream.
5. Stir in couscous, if you want, for added texture.
6. Butter and then sugar your baking dish.
7. Spread raspberries evenly across bottom of dish. Lightly press raspberries down with fingertips, to extract a little juice.
8. Pour lemon batter over raspberries.
9. Cook for 25-40 minutes, depending on how firm you want it.
10. Let cool off, serve warm or cold.
Voilà!

Tip: This flan does not need to be cooked in a bain-marie; you can place it directly in the oven!

Variations:

Are you an Orange lover? If so, try this same recipe with two oranges (for the juice) and fresh chunks of pineapple. Yum. Only use 1-2 tbsp. granulated sugar, depending on the sweetness of your oranges.

Grapefruit fiend? Same recipe with 1- 11/2 grapefruits and strawberry slices. Use 4oz. granulated sugar.

Serving Ideas:

For flan recipes, you can use any pie dish or flan dish, depending on the look you're going for.

You can also use individual ramekins.

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