Editor’s note: This week, St. George News is featuring staff members’ favorite holiday recipes. This is the third installment.

Add a dash of cinnamon to your holiday with this decadent dessert.

Flan is a custard dessert made with eggs that solidifies into a creamy “gel” when baked. The dish has traveled the globe, originating in the Roman Empire during an egg surplus.

Initially, most iterations were savory, but sweeter variations were created as the recipe spread across Europe via Roman conquerors, according to cheesecake.com . Spaniards were the first to add caramel and are believed to have introduced the dessert to Mexico.

Flan wasn’t always a staple in my family. Once upon a time, I’d never heard of it. I discovered flan in the cafeteria during my first year of college. It was pla

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