Microwave cookie flan

Microwave cookie flan

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A quick Spanish flan: milk, egg, sugar, and Maria biscuits mixed together, poured over caramel, and cooked in the microwave.

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This biscuit pudding is an easy and quick dessert to make. María biscuits are soaked in milk and eggs, then microwaved before being coated in sugar. | Number of servings = 4-6 | Time = 15 minutes | Difficulty = easy

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total2 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodmicrowave oven
  • Estimated cost$1.33 $0.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.80
  • $0.40
  • $0.11
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Melt 2 tablespoons of sugar until it forms a liquid caramel.
  2. Pour it into the mold. ≈ 3 min
  3. Combine the milk, sugar, eggs, crushed biscuits, and vanilla. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour the caramel over the custard and bake in the microwave on high for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the custard is set.
  5. Remove from the oven when it has reached room temperature. ≈ 3 min
  6. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

The bill

Microwave cookie flan

  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 2 glasses of milk (400 ml)$0.40
  • 1 cup of sugar (150g), to taste$0.11
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar for the caramel$0.02

Total$1.33

that's $0.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 12 to 18 Maria biscuits
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 glasses of milk (400 ml)
  • 1 cup of sugar (150g), to taste
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar for the caramel
  • Vanilla extract (optional)

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