Coconut Flan

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Coconut cream provides a similar richness with fewer calories.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and can be more affordable.

coconut flakes

🥗Healthier: toasted oats

💰Cheaper: shredded coconut

Toasted oats add texture without coconut's cost.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla bean enhances flavor without the price of extract.

Make a syrup by combining sugar and a tiny bit of water in a saucepan until it becomes a firm caramel.

Whip together eggs, sweetened condensed milk, and regular milk (or coconut milk for more flavor).

Pour the syrup into the flan mold.

Pour the egg mixture over the syrup in the mold.

Prepare a double boiler by placing the flan mold in a larger tray filled with one inch of water.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Bake the flan in the oven for 45 minutes until fully cooked.

Let the flan cool and then refrigerate overnight.

Invert the flan onto a serving plate.

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