Coconut Leche Flan(Caramel Flan) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. thick coconut milk
6 egg yolks
4 egg whites
1 c. refined sugar
1 c. brown sugar

Preparation

Caramel sugar with 1/4 cup water.
Line a suitable mold with 3/4 of the caramelized syrup evenly and set aside.
Stir the milk into the remaining 1/4 of the caramelized syrup.
Place over low heat and stir continuously until all caramel is dissolved.
Mix egg yolk and slightly beaten whites and beat lightly to mix thoroughly. Add sugar and lemon rind; then add coconut milk with caramelized syrup.
Mix well.
Strain through a cheesecloth and pour into mold previously lined with caramel.
Cook slowly in a pan with hot water without allowing the water to boil.
After about 1 1/2 hours of cooking, place a piece of plain metal sheet over the mold and over this place a few pieces of live charcoal to brown top of custard. Or slip under broiler in oven just long enough to brown.