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A slice of quesillo with caramel sauce on a white plate.

Quesillo Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine venezuelan
Servings 8 servings
Calories 334 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 14- ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon dark rum
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
  • In a small saucepan, combine granulated sugar and water over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves and cook until it turns a light amber color to make the caramel.
    Golden caramel sauce in a round metal baking dish for Quesillo.
  • Quickly pour the caramel into a round baking dish, tilting to coat the bottom evenly. Set aside to cool and harden.
  • In a blender, mix together the sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, eggs, dark rum, and vanilla extract until smooth.
    Blending sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, eggs, rum, and vanilla for Quesillo until smooth.
  • Pour the milk mixture over the hardened caramel in the baking dish.
    Pouring the milk mixture for quesillo over hardened caramel in a baking dish.
  • Place the baking dish in a larger pan and fill the larger pan with hot water halfway up the sides of the baking dish to create a water bath.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 75 minutes or until the center is just set.
  • Remove the quesillo from the oven and let it cool to room temperature. Then, refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
    A round quesillo dessert with a glossy caramel topping in a white dish.
  • To serve, run a knife around the edges of the dish and invert onto a serving plate. The caramel sauce will flow over the quesillo.
    Quesillo, a creamy caramel flan, inverted onto a white serving plate.

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 9gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 119mg
Keyword flan, quesillo, venezuelan dessert
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