How to Use flan in a Sentence

flan

noun
  • For a sweet treat, try the flan or pastel de guayana.
    — Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
  • That mold brought down a Stop Sale on the flan.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, many said this milk tasted like flan, straight out of the can.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Place two triangles on each plate to one side of the flan.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Desserts are in the works, with a flan in discussion.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • One thing not to miss for sure, though, is his flan, made with his mother’s recipe.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
  • If the flan is too jiggly after two hours, leave it in the oven longer.
    — Alex Cason, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
  • His flan recipe alone, which makes two dozen portions, takes 260 eggs.
    — Martha C. White, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Bake for 45 minutes, or until the flan has set.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Meal includes choice of salad or taquito and flan or sorbet for dessert.
    — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2018
  • Or get the soft dulce de leche flan that tastes like butterscotch pudding.
    — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 5 Apr. 2018
  • There was also as a dark chocolate flan with pear heart and salted caramel ice cream.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2022
  • For dessert, the choices are orange tort, flan or chocolate mousse.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The flan, which comes with a little circus of fruits and creams and cookies, is fine.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sweets – tres leches cake, flan, churros and rice pudding – bring up the rear.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2018
  • Stop Sale on the cheesecake, Stop Sale on the flan.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The lunch specials are $16 and come with a side dish and a flan or dulce de leche crepe for dessert.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 28 July 2021
  • The sweet finish is often a creamy flan plus strawberries and cream.
    — Shivani Vora, CNN, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The flan is a version of creme caramel; it can be cooked early in the day and reheated.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The flan, like my banana bread, is made with cinnamon and other warm spices.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The flan, like my banana bread, is made with cinnamon and other warm spices.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cavas does offer a few sweets, too, including flan and rice pudding.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The modest-sounding flan de queso is the standout choice among the desserts.
    — Aoife O'Riordain, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The chocolate/flan layers didn't work out at all, but my nephew and I still gave it a thumbs up.
    — Joe Ray, Wired, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Nor does the flan, which tastes a little too much like rompope, or Mexican eggnog.
    — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 31 Mar. 2017
  • The flan trembled on its plate, oozing a sugary puddle.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sous vide cooking works best for making custard-type desserts such as crème brûlée, flan and cheesecake.
    — Mercedes Cardona, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Banh xeo, a giant golden rice flour crepe, is a good order here, and don’t forget the flan for dessert.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
  • Maybe they are destined for a quivering leche flan or a quick-to-vanish cupcake.
    — Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • On Thanksgiving, Baez plans to take her some extra food and flan.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2020

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