Pumpkin Flan

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (19 ounce) can pumpkin, prepared, your favorite brand
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 fresh eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 to cook raw pumpkin:
• 2 wash the outside, and cut off the top.
• 3 remove all the pumpkin seeds.
• 4 peel it and cut into 2-inch cubes.
• 5 bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• 6 add 1 teaspoon salt and the cubed pumpkin.
• 7 bring back to a boil, reduce heat and cook for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 8 drain well.
• 9 mash until texture is smooth.
• 10 place one cup sugar in a small, heavy skillet and stir over medium heat until melted and caramelized.
• 11 immediately pour into the bottom of a spring-form pan.
• 12 spread evenly across bottom of pan.
• 13 mix the remainder of 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, spices, cooked pumpkin, and milk into a mixing bowl.
• 14 pour into the baking pan.
• 15 place pan into another shallow pan with 1/2 inch of hot water in the bottom.
• 16 bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
• 17 cool and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 18 to serve, invert onto a serving plate.