Recipe - papaya flan (pudim de mamão)

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup cubed fresh papaya
• 1 1/3 cup sweetened evaporated milk
• 2/3 cup whole milk
• 3 eggs
• boiling water for bain-marie

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Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 300F (150C). In a small, preferably non-stick, saucepan, heat the cubes of papaya over low heat, stirring constantly and mashing the fruit.
• Cook until the flesh is slightly dried out and its juice evaporates. Do not let the fruit brown or burn. Reserve.
• In a blender or food processor on low speed, combine the papaya, the evaporated milk and whole milk. Add the eggs, one at a time, blending constantly, until you have a homegenous mixture.
• Pour the mixture into a glass or ceramic custard form (previously caramelized if desired).
• Place the form in a bain-marie, fill the bain-marie with boiling water to the depth of the mixture in the form and put the bain-marie in the preheated oven.
• Cook for approximately 1.5 to 2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the flan comes out dry and clean.
• Remove from the oven, and remove the flan from the bain-marie. Allow to cool completely while at room temperature, then refrigerate if desired.
• Serve at room temperature or chilled.