Name: Flan de Coco (Coconut Pudding)
Yield: 12 to 16 servings
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 8 eggs; 1 cup (13.5- or 14-ounce can) sweetened condensed milk; 1 cup heavy whipping cream, very cold; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; ½ cup sugar; 1½ cup flaked sweetened coconut

Preparation info

12 to 16
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Secrets of Colombian Cooking

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2004

About

Flan or custards are prepared all over the country with different ingredients. Flan de Leche is the most common, which is plain milk custard; Flan de Piña (pineapple flan) is also popular, as are prune and many other fruit flans. This one is very common in the coastal areas of both the Pacific and the Atlantic.

Ingredients

½ cup sugar
1½ cup flaked sweetened coconut
8 eggs

Method

Prepare a caramel for the bottom of the pan: Place the sugar and 1 cup of water in a small, heavy pot over high heat. Once it starts to boil decrease the heat to medium and cook for 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden in color. Pour immediately into a 9-inch round Pyrex mold o