page_title: Crème caramel
section_title: Latin America
hierarchical_section_title: Crème caramel / Regional varieties / Latin America
caption_attribution_description: Flan with dulce de leche and creme.
context_page_description: Crème caramel, flan, caramel custard, egg pudding or caramel pudding is a custard dessert with a layer of clear caramel sauce, contrasted with crème brûlée which is custard with a hard caramel layer on top.
context_section_description: Most notably in Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay, crème caramel is usually eaten with dulce de leche, whipped cream, or both (flan mixto). In Chile, it is often eaten with dulce de membrillo (quince jelly) or condensed milk. Also at most equatorial and Caribbean countries the inclusion of coconut, condensed milk and evaporated milk is widespread.
  The milk base may also be flavored with nuts, fruit, and so on.
caption: Caramel cream flan and dulce de leche or, in Peru, crema volteada
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