Flan De Coco Ecuadoreana - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs, separated
1 cup unsweetened coconut, grated (if using dried, make sure it is unsweetened)
1/2 cup milk
1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water

Preparation

Make sure that the pan in which you are making your flan can be used on the stovetop.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
Place the sugar and water in the flan pan (or a tube pan) and heat on medium heat until the mixtures carmelizes and turns a medium brown.
Beat the egg whites until stiff.
Place the condensed milk, egg yolks, coconut and milk into the blender and blend until well mixed.
Slowly fold in the whites until well combined.
Pour the mixture into the flan pan (over the caramel) and place the flan pan in a water bath in the oven.
Bake for one hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and cool on a rack.
When room temperature, unmold carefully by inverting onto a serving plate.
The caramel will cover the top and run down the sides.