Fruit flan

43 ratings

Prep Time:15 mins

Cooking Time:20 mins

Serves:8 Adults

Cost:Low

This fruit flan is a nice dessert to share as a treat with family and friends at a get together or meal.

Ingredients

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6
Place sugar in a bowl and whisk together with eggs over a pan of hot water for 10 minutes
Remove from heat and continue whisking for 5 minutes
Gently fold in sieved flour, in about 4 lots
Pour sponge-cake mixture into a greased and floured flan tin
Bake in a pre-heated oven for around 20 minutes and allow to cool
Place the jam into a small bowl and add 1 teaspoon of hot water. Mix and pass through a sieve to leave a smooth gel
When flan has cooled, spread the gel evenly over it
Whip the cream using a hand blender and decorate the flan by piping the cream and topping with the fruit

If you have any strawberry gel left over, keep it and use as a sauce to serve with your flan

Nutritional Information:

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1/8 of the recipe contains

Energy

766kj

183kcal

Fat

6.4g

Saturates

3.2g

16%

Sugars

17.6g

20%

Salt

0.1g

FOOD SAFETY

'Best before" and 'Use by' dates

What's the difference? Treat Best Before as a guideline and Use By as a deadline.

HEALTHY EATING

Eating as a family

Children who eat with their families tend to have healthier diets.

"This is a lovely treat after a light meal."

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