Coconut Flan

From: Sara B.

Coconut Flan (GF & DF)

For flan:

1 can evaporated coconut milk

1 can condensed coconut cream

1 tsp vanilla

5 eggs

For caramel:

1/2 cup granulated sugar (to caramelize inside flan plate)

1/4 cup water

Regular Method:

Directions:

1. Put a water bath in oven and preheat to 350.

2. In a heat-resistant pie plate (or square 8 x 8), add white sugar and water, and bring to a boil. While the water is evaporating, use pot holders to move pie plate to prevent sugar from burning. Keep boiling until as much water as possible boils off, and continue to move to prevent burning. Once it reaches a light auburn color, remove from heat and coat the sides of the pie plate. 

3. While the caramel is cooling, add all the flan ingredient to the blender and blend.  

4. After sugar/caramel pie plate cools, add the ingredients from the blender to the cooled pie plate. 

5. Put pie plate in the water bath and bake for 45 minutes. 

6. Take out of oven and insert a knife in the middle. The flan is done when the knife comes out clean. Let cool.   

7. Chill in refrigerator preferably over night. 

Instant Pot Method:

1. In the flan plate, add white sugar and water, and bring to a boil. While the water is evaporating, use pot holders to move pie plate to prevent sugar from burning. Keep boiling until as much water as possible boils off, and continue to move to prevent burning. Once it reaches a light auburn color, remove from heat and coat the sides of the pie plate. (Caramel is very hot!)

2. While the caramel is cooling, add all the flan ingredient to the blender and blend.  

3. Pour flan mixture into pie plate and lock lid. 

4. Add 3 cups of water to Instant Pot and, using the trivet, place pie plate in Instant Pot. 

5. Manual or Pressure Cook for 14 minutes. Once the time is done, let Natural Pressure Release until pin drops. 

6. Remove pie plate from Instant Pot and let cool with lid on for 20 minutes before placing in refrigerator overnight!

7. Open lid and transfer to plate by placing upside down plate on flan plate and flipping it over.