crème caramel
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Crème caramel is a custard dish baked with caramel sauce. It is made from a mixture of eggs, milk, sugar, and flavorings, which solidifies when heated due to the coagulation of egg protein.12
This dessert is also known as flan and is prepared by coating a baking dish with caramelized sugar. When the custard is unmolded, this caramelized sugar forms a sauce. The term "crème caramel" literally translates to "caramel cream" in French and was first known in use in 1906.21
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