"Flan is a very popular dessert in South America. It's a creamy custard, baked on top of a layer of caramel. When the cooked flan is flipped out of the pan, the caramel becomes a pretty topping as well as a sauce for the dessert. This flan recipe has even more caramel flavor, as dulce de leche, a thick caramel milk & sugar confection, is added to the custard. FLan is easy to prepare and yet always seems very impressive and dramatic in presentation. Most people serve flan cold, but I think it is creamiest and most delicious when it is still warm from the oven...."