Cajeta Flan Recipe

• 2 tbsp Water
• ½ cup Sugar
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp softened Butter
  
  For Custard:
• 1 can Cajeta
• 3 Eggs
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 1¼ cups Milk

• To prepare the caramel, begin with greasing 4 custard cups using butter. Set them aside.
• Simmer water, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat, until sugar melts and a thick red-colored syrup is formed. Stir constantly.
• Place the saucepan over a bowl of ice and pour equal amounts in the prepared cups.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Place the cajeta for 30 seconds in the microwave.
• Combine eggs and egg yolks in a bowl.
• Add sugar and beat until it is dissolved completely. Make sure that the mixture does not get foamy.
• Mix in cajeta and pour milk. Stir until well blended.
• Pour the over thick syrup in prepared cups.
• Arrange cups in a water bath and bake for 20-30 minutes until firm.
• Carefully remove the flans from the water bath and chill covered overnight.
• Unmold from the cups and serve.