Grannydragon's Coconut Flan

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces coconut milk
• 8 ounces coconut cream
• 1 cup coconut, toasted
• 1 cup sugar (i use splenda)
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 eggs, whole
• 3 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 combine coconut milk and coconut cream. bring to boil, reduce and simmer 15 minutes.
• 3 take off flame and let cool.
• 4 add toasted coconut. let toasted coconut infuse for 15 minutes.
• 5 for caramel, add sugar (or splenda) and water in medium sauce pot. cook until amber in color, then whisk in lemon juice.
• 6 pour caramel evenly into 4-oz. ramekins and set aside.
• 7 strain coconut mixture into a bowl. add eggs and yolks, whisk lightly.
• 8 fill each ramekin with mixture, place ramekins in a roasting pan then fill the roasting pan half way up the outside of the ramekins with hot water. (this is called a ban marie or water bath) cook in oven, covered with foil, for 25 minutes.