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=Coconut Flan (Flan de Coco) =

The invention of the basic custard dessert can be traced back to early Roman times. The Romans called it flado, meaning "flat cake." They developed many different variations, both sweet and savory. As the Roman Empire expanded, their recipe for flado was introduced to other countries such as Spain and France (1).

**﻿Ingredients**:


 * 1/3 cup sugar
 * 3 eggs
 * (14-ounce) can [|sweetened condensed milk]
 * 1 1/2 cups [|coconut milk]
 * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
 * 1/4 cup shredded coconut flakes
 * Fresh whipped cream, for garnish [|Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe]
 * 1/4 cup shredded coconut flakes, toasted, for garnish


 * Method: **
 * ﻿Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
 * In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the sugar until it [|caramelizes]. Pour it in a flan dish, pie plate, or round souffle baking dish with shallow sides, swirling it around to coat the bottom.
 * In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs until foamy with a wire whisk. Beat in the condensed milk, coconut milk, vanilla extract, and 1/4 cup coconut. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.




 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">set the baking dish into a large baking pan with sides and carefully pour water around the flan to come 2/3 the way up the sides. This creates a water-bath (3). Carefully transfer to the preheated oven.


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Bake for about 1 hour, until the flan is set and the center only jiggles a little bit. Remove from the oven and water-bath, cooking completely. Turn the flan out onto a flat serving platter. Cut into slices for serving. Garnish with whipped cream and toasted coconut (3).

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=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Nutrition Data for Coconut Flan = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">﻿The label to the left shows the nutritional data for one serving of coconut flan (138 grams), there is a total of 6 to 8 servings per flan. This information does not include the whipped cream garnish

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**The Good**: low in sodium and contains 18 percent daily value of Calcium

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**The Bad**: This dessert is extremely high in saturated fat (72% DV) and sugars (42 grams). =

= =<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is coagulation? = =media type="youtube" key="y77dNgSbrQI" height="156" width="256" align="left"= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">When heat is applied to an egg, the egg-white proteins begin to move around and violently collide with surrounding water molecules. The collision of molecules breaks the weak bonds that retain the protein molecules shape. The egg proteins begin to uncurl and collide with other proteins that have also uncurled. As a result new bonds form and a network of interconnected proteins take shape. As this network is forming, water molecules become trapped, creating a gel (8).

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">References =

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. Katz, J. (2011). The History of Cream Cheese Flan. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from ehow.com: []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2. Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine. (2011). What is a Water Bath? Retrieved March 31, 2011, from howstuffworks.com: []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3. Deen, P. (2007). Coconut Flan. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from foodnetwork.com: []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">1click2know.(19 Feb 2009). Coconut Flan (Flan de Coco). Video file. Retrieved from []. (31 Mar 2011).

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">5. Ehow Health. (24 Apr 2009). Health Food Facts: What is Egg Coagulation? Video file. Retrieved from []. (31 Mar 2011).

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">6. "Coconut Flan." Photo. foodnetwork.com (2007). Retrieved from []

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">7. Coconut Flan Nutrition Facts. (2011). Self Nutrition Data: Recipe Analysis. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from nutritiondata.self.com: []

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">8. Brown, A. (2011). Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. 255-256.