Name: Quesillo Recipe (Coconut caramel cream)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 1 cup of sugar; 1 tablespoon of water; 3 large eggs ((or 4 medium)); 1 1/2 cups of condensed milk; 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk; 2 qrts boiling water for bain Marie ([2 l]); 1/2 of toasted coconut flakes ((optional, see notes))

It may look like flan, but there's a subtle difference. Let me explain why you'll love our Quesillo (Coconut Creme Caramel).

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Dominicans certainly adore their sweets and desserts and have something of a sweet tooth. This Quesillo (Coconut creme caramel) is one of the most popular ones.

The recipes for Dominican Quesillo (Coconut creme caramel) and flan may look the same to the naked eye... well, they are almost the same. But while I haven to found the exact explanation for why these are two different desserts, I wrote extensively about it on the flan recipe introduction.

This coconut version has a lighter texture than flan, and the coconut milk adds a whole new layer of goodness to it.

The original recipe upon which ours is based was given to us by Adriana, one of our readers.

Aunt Clara

Quesillo Recipe (Coconut caramel cream)

Quesillo Recipe (Coconut Creme Caramel): It may look like flan to the naked eye... well, they are almost the same. But quesillo has a lighter texture.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Dominican

Keyword: creme caramel

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 518kcal

Recipe Author: Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

For caramel

1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of water

For custard

3 large eggs (or 4 medium)
1 1/2 cups of condensed milk
1 1/2 cups of coconut milk
2 qrts boiling water for bain Marie [2 l]

For decoration

1/2 of toasted coconut flakes (optional, see notes)

Instructions

Prepping mold: Mix sugar and water and cook in a heavy saucepan over low heat until a thick, light brown caramel syrup forms.
Pour carefully into 6-cup [1.5 l] baking pan and cover the bottom and sides of the pan. Be careful, as hot caramel is indeed very hot and the pan will get very hot too. Set aside to cool down until the caramel hardens.
Making quesillo mix: Combine eggs, sweetened condensed milk, and coconut milk. Sieve to get rid of undissolved egg parts. Pour carefully into the baking pan, trying not to disturb the caramel layer.
Cooking: Bake in a hot water bath (bain-marie) in an oven preheated to 320 ºF [160 ºC] for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and water bath. Cool to room temperature. Chill. Loosen edges of flan, place a serving plate on top of the mold (one which will retain the syrup), and invert.
Serving: Serve chilled. Garnish with the coconut flakes.