Flan de Coco (Coconut Flan)

Name: Flan de Coco (Coconut Flan)
Prep time: 9 h 10 min
Cook time: 9 h 10 min
Total time: 9 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 118 milliliters fresh shredded coconut; 6 eggs; 12 fluid ounces (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk; 118 milliliters milk; 397 grams sweetened condensed milk; 355 milliliters white sugar

Need a gluten free and vegetarian dessert? Flan de Coco (Coconut Flan) could be an awesome recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 8g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 292 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of milk, eggs, evaporated milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 9 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Place 1 cup of the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook gently, without stirring, but shaking occasionally until the sugar has melted. Continue cooking until the sugar has completely melted, and turned golden brown.

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Sugar

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Pour into a large, glass baking dish.

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Glass Baking Pan

Spread the caramel evenly over the bottom of the dish, then set aside to cool for 15 minutes before proceeding.

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Caramel

Spread

Once the caramel has hardened, pour the condensed milk, evaporated milk, milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and coconut into a blender. Blend for 3 minutes until smooth.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Caramel

Coconut

Sugar

Egg

Milk

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Pour into baking dish over the caramel.

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Caramel

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Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes until set. When done, remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the dish to separate the flan from the sides. Refrigerate overnight.

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