Flan With Orange Sauce (Diabetic)
- 1 quart skim milk
5 large eggs
5 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes or 16 packets Equal®
sweetener or 2/3 cup Equal® Spoonful™
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Orange Sauce (recipe follows)
1 cup fresh orange segments or canned drained Mandarin
orange segments
Mint sprigs
- Heat milk just to simmering in medium
saucepan. Beat eggs until foamy in medium bowl; gradually whisk
milk into eggs. Stir in Equal® and vanilla.
- Pour mixture through strainer into ungreased
1-quart casserole or souffle dish. Place casserole in roasting
pan on middle rack of oven and cover with lid or aluminum foil.
Pour 2-inches hot water into roasting pan.
- Bake at 325*F (160*C) until custard is
set and sharp knife inserted halfway between center and edge
comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Remove dish from roasting
pan and cool to room temperature on wire rack. Refrigerate until
chilled, 5 to 6 hours.
- Spoon custard into dishes; top with Orange
Sauce and orange segments. Garnish with mint.
Orange Sauce
- 3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon Equal® for Recipes or 3 packets Equal®
sweetener or 2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful™
- Mix orange juice and cornstarch in small
saucepan; heat to boiling. Boil, stirring constantly, until thickened,
about 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in Equal®. Cool to
room temperature; refrigerate until chilled.
Makes 6 servings.
Nutrition Information Per Serving: 170 cal., 11 g pro., 20 g carbo., 5 g fat, 180
mg chol., 137 mg sodium.
Food Exchanges:
1 Milk, 1/2 Fruit, 1 Fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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