Ingredients

• stove top caramel:
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 two quart round glass mold
• 1 large roasting pan
• flan filling:
• 1 can of coconut milk
• 1 can condensed milk
• 5 whole eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 large mixing bowl

Directions

1. pour sugar into the glass mold and place over medium to low heat

2. cook until sugar is completely melted and caramel is a nice medium aber color

3. be sure to constantly sitr sugar with a spoon so as not to burn caramel

4. as soon as caramel is ready immediately remove form the ehat and carefully tilt dish so caramel even coats the side and bottom of the mold

5. let the mold cool and palce inside of the roasting pan and set aside

6. flan filling

7. preheat oven to 350

8. mix all of ingredients in a blender or with a mixer and pour the custard into the caramelized mold

9. then pour warm water in to the roasting pan to create the ‘water bath’

10. the water should only come up to halfway up the side of the mold

11. carefullly palce on teh middle rack of oven and cook for 45-50 mintues

12. test the flan to see if its done by inserting a knife in the center

13. if the flan is still soft let it cook a bit longer until knife comes out clean

14. remove from the oven and let cook

15. cover with foi and refrigerate for at least four hours or overnight

16. when you are ready to serve carefully run knife around the inside of the mold to loosen the flan

17. place a dessert plate on top of the flan and invert to pop it out

18. garnish with fresh fruit

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