INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 teaspoon (equivalent to) organic canola oil spray
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon water
- Large sweet potato, boiled until tender, pealed, and mashed
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons rum
- 2 tablespoons organic butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 large organic eggs
- 1 1/2 cups 2% fat organic milk
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- Coat an 8-inch metal cake pan with high sides with canola oil, tipping to fully coat.
- Combine granulated sugar and water in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until golden. Immediately pour into prepared pan, tipping quickly until caramelized sugar coats bottom of pan.
- Place sweet potato and next 7 ingredients (through eggs) in a blender; process until smooth. Add milk; process just until blended. Pour mixture over caramel in pan. Place pan in a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish; add hot water to dish to a depth of 1 inch.
- Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove pan from water. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and chill for 8 hours or overnight. Invert flan onto a platter, and cut into wedges. Drizzle any remaining caramel syrup over flan.