Recipe - Flan De Coco (Coconut Flan)

1 cup Sugar
2 cup Halfandhalf or light cream
4 lg Eggs, lightly beaten
2 lg Egg yolks
One half cup Tightly packed finely
chopped shredded sweetened
coconut
One half teaspoon Vanilla extract
Fresh berries for garnish
1 Preheat the oven to 350
degrees. In a small, heavy
saucepan over

medium heat, cook One half cup of the sugar, stirring constantly after it starts
to bubble, until it caramelizes, 6 to 8 minutes. Divide the syrup among 8
custard cups, or pour into a 2quart ovenproof mold, and swirl to coat the
bottom. Set aside. 2. In a mediumsize, heavy saucepan over medium heat,
heat the halfandhalf and sugar almost to scalding, and set aside. 3. In a
large bowl, whisk the eggs and yolks together until blended. Gradually add
the cooled halfandhalf, coconut, and vanilla, and mix well. 4. Pour the
mixture into the prepared custard cups or mold, place in a large pan, and
fill the outer pan with lukewarm water two thirds the height of the cups or
mold. Bake 1 hour for a large mold and slightly less for custard cups, or
until a cake tester inserted in the flan comes out clean. Remove from the
water bath, allow to cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate. 5.
To unmold, run a knife along the inner edge of the mold or cups and invert
the custard onto a plate. Spoon the caramel over the top and garnish with
fresh berries. Makes 8 servings Variation: Combine 1 pint of berries with
sugar to taste, puree in a food processor fitted with a steel blade or
blender, and spoon around the flan. FLAN DE COCO Coconut Flan

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