Flan de Coco

We served this to our friends tonight -- it was wonderful.  The coconut flavor was not over strong.  I might try coconut extract next time.  This recipe filled two 8" cake pans.

6 eggs
1 12-oz can evaporated milk
1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 15-oz can coconut milk
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare bain-Marie and caramelize the mold as per instructions at the top of this page. Mix eggs with an electric mixer. Add the rest of the ingredients. Blend smooth but do not over mix. Pour custard into caramelized mold*, cover with foil, and sit in the baño de María**. Then pour hot water into the baño and into the oven for 1 to 1½ hours until done and knife comes clean.

* Melt 2/3 c sugar in a heavy saucepan -- watch carefully so that it doesn't burn.  (Stir a bit.)  Quickly pour into the two pans and swirl them around to coat the bottom.
** Water bath -- use a larger-size cake pan or roasting pan.  

Lots more yummy flan recipes here:

http://www.elboricua.com/flan.html