How to make a Quesillo (Venezuelan Flan)! Easy Dessert Recipe for Thanksgiving or Christmas!

In this video Rina and I will show you how to make a quesillo, the Venezuelan version of a Flan. This is a great dessert for Thanksgiving, Christmas or any special occasion! Quesillo is made from eggs, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, vanilla extract and Venezuelan rum. It is light, slightly sweet with an amazing texture and a delicious rum flavor. If you are wondering what to make for a dinner try a quesillo. It is super easy to make and the pay off is amazing! Your family and friends will ask for this dessert over and over again!

Quesillo is firm yet has a delicate texture coupled with a melt in your mouth feeling just sets this desert apart. Although similar to flan, quesillo is not exactly the same. A flan used eggs and additional egg yokes while a quesillo uses only the whole egg. Flan is creamy while quesillo is more spongy in consistency. Both are delicious, just not the same.

Easy Quesillo Recipe

To make a quesillo you will need:

Ingredients
6 eggs
¾ cups of white sugar
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
14 oz whole milk
½ cup of Venezuelan rum
1 teaspoon vanilla


Procedure
Making the sugar topping:

In a medium sauce pan add the sugar and turn the heat to medium high.

With constant stirring heat the sugar until it melts.

Once the sugar has melted, pour it into a 10 inch baking pan.

Rotate the baking pan so that the melted sugar covers the bottom and sides of the pan. Make sure you are wearing oven mitts when you do this!

Allow the pan to cool while you make the filling for the quesillo

Making the filling:
Preheat the over to 350 °F.

In a blender mix together the eggs, sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, vanilla and rum.

Once blended pour the filling in to the sugar lined baking pan.

Baking the quesillo:

Cover the quesillo pan with aluminum foil as tightly as possible.

The quesillo must be baked in a Bain-Marie (water bath). To do this place the quesillo pan into a large roasting pan. The quesillo pan must sit flat inside the roasting pan.
Add water to the roasting pan until the level reaches about half way up the quesillo pan.

Bake in the oven for 45 to 60 minutes.

You will know its done when an inserted knife comes back clean.

Turn the quesillo out by placing a plate on top of the baking pan and inverting quickly. you must turn out the quesillo before it cools too much as the sugar topping may re-solidify. If the quesillo will not move freely when you twist the pan be sure to insert a small spatula between the quesillo and the quesillo pan and slowly move the spatula around the circumference of the quesillo so that none of the quesillo is sticking to the sides.

Allow to cool and serve…

Quesillo can be served chilled

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