crème caramel

Baked caramel custard

Crème caramel is a French custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top.

The dish is baked in a mold lined with caramelized sugar, then inverted for serving so the caramel drapes over the custard: The crème caramel wobbled slightly as it was unmolded.

Also called flan in Spanish-speaking countries.

dessert

flan

Caramel-glazed baked custard

dulce de leche · coconut flan · egg pudding · individual portion

custard

eggs

Reproductive cells in shells

silky · smooth · set · bain-marie · ramekin · oven · baking · temperature · gentle heat · wobbly

French

flan

Caramel-glazed baked custard

cuisine · chef · Paris · Lyon · boulangerie · carte · clafoutis · gourmandise · patissier

caramel

sugar

Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener

burnt sugar · syrup · topping · sauce · bittersweet · molten · drizzle · pooled · liquid · coating

indulgence

decadent

Self-indulgent, often corruptly

satisfying · comforting · treat · elegant · refined · delicate · special occasion · restaurant · homemade · nostalgic

Opposites
dessert texture/structure

crème caramelcake

Frosted baked dessert

biscotti · shortbread · cookie · cracker · meringue

flavor profile

crème caramelquiche

Custard pie, often cheesy

sour cream · plain yogurt

culinary sophistication

crème caramelinstant pudding

Mix-and-set sweet cream

Jell-O · Cool Whip · Little Debbie

Family

cream, creamy, caramel, caramels, creaminess, caramelize, creamer, caramelized, creamers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G