Oaxacan Flan

Cooling time not included.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 5  cups milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1  cup chocolate
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 4  whole eggs
• 6  egg yolks
• 2  tablespoons  almond extract
• 4 (1/4ounce) packets unflavored gelatin

• Caramel

• 1⁄2 cup sugar

Directions

1. In a saucepan, add the fist 4 ingredients.
2. Heat on low for 10 minutes making sure that the mixture does not boil.
3. In a mixing bowl place egg yolks, eggs and almond extract.
4. Add mixture mixing slowly and let sit for 10 minutes.
5. Now slowly add the gelatin while stirring.
6. Caramel:.
7. Cook sugar in saute pan at medium heat for 3 minutes or until lightly caramelized.
8. Pour caramel in a 6" round ceramic dish and let sit for 2 minutes.
9. Pour mixture prepared earlier in caramelized dish and place in refrigerator to cool.
10. Before serving, you need to scrape the side of the ceramic with a spatula to loosen the caramel.
11. Turn over into a serving plate.