Keto Friendly Flan

A light and creamy custard garnished
with berries & whipped cream.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Lakanto Classic or Golden Sweetener
1/4 teaspoon molasses (optional)*
1 3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup water
5 eggs
dash sea salt
1 tablespoon brandy or rum (optional)**
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
fresh berries (optional)
whipped cream (optional)***

Method:
Preheat oven to 300*. Heat 1 cup of the sweetener and the molasses, in a small saucepan, over medium-low heat, just until liquefied. Stir to blend and quickly pour into the bottom of a 9 to 10 inch deep dish pie pan. (I use a 10 inch glass pan.) Set aside for about 10 minutes.
In a medium saucepan, bring the cream and water to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt and remaining 1/2 cup of sweetener. Slowly add 1 cup of the warm cream to the eggs, while continuing to stir the mixture. Add the egg mixture to the cream in the saucepan and stir until well blended. Stir in the brandy and vanilla. Pour over the caramelized sweetener in the pie pan. Place the custard dish into a larger pan. Place the pan into the the preheated oven. Carefully add enough hot water to the larger pan to measure about 1 inch deep.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes (If the top begins to brown, loosely cover with foil), or just until a knife inserted halfway between the edge and center of the custard comes out clean. (The center will still wiggle a bit.) Carefully remove the flan from the larger pan and place on a cooling rack. Allow to cool, at room temperature, for an hour. Transfer to the refrigerator and allow to cool completely for 2 hours, or overnight. Run a knife around the outer edge of the flan. Place a rimmed platter over the flan and invert. Cut into 8 equal portions. If desired, just before serving, garnish each portion with a dollop of whipped cream and a small amount of fresh blueberries and/or strawberries.  Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Makes 8 servings.

*The molasses is optional, just to add color and flavor. It adds just 0.3 grams net carbs to each slice of flan.

**The brandy is not necessary, but it is the secret ingredient that I think makes this flan special.

***For Perfect Keto Whipped Cream: 
Beat together 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 3 tablespoons Lakanto Classic or Powdered sweetener and one envelope "Whip It". (The Whip It helps the whipped cream hold it's shape and is optional.)

Makes 2 cups of whipped cream. (1/4 cup = approximately 102 calories, 11 grams fat, 0.8 grams net carbs & 0.85 grams protein.)
Nutritional info per serving (ungarnished), approximately:
227 calories ~ 22 grams fat ~ 2 grams net carbs ~ 5.4 grams protein

Nutritional info per serving (with garnishes), approximately:
302 calories ~ 27 grams fat ~ 7.5 grams net carbs ~ 6.5 grams protein

Note: I made this delicious and creamy flan, for my Godparents, on Cinco De Mayo, 2020. Flan is their favorite Mexican dessert and even though they are not following a Keto meal plan, they appreciated the fact that it was sugar free. They said it was the best flan they had ever tasted!