Double-Ginger Pumpkin Flans

• Caramel:
• Cooking spray
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• Flan:
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0.
2. To prepare caramel, lightly coat 6 (6-ounce) ramekins with cooking spray. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook 4 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook, without stirring, 6 minutes or until mixture turns golden around outside edges. Divide evenly into prepared ramekins. Set aside.
3. To prepare flan, combine 1/3 cup sugar and egg yolks in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Stir in pumpkin and next 3 ingredients (through cinnamon). Combine milk, half-and-half, and fresh ginger. Heat milk mixture over medium-high heat in a heavy saucepan to 180u0b0 or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil). Gradually add half of hot milk mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return milk mixture to pan. Reduce heat, and cook to 160u0b0, stirring constantly with a whisk . Remove from heat. Strain through a sieve over a large bowl; discard solids.
4. Divide milk mixture evenly among prepared ramekins. Place cups in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; add hot water to pan to a depth of 1-inch. Bake at 325u0b0 for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove cups from pan; cool completely on a wire rack. Chill at least 8 hours.
5. Carefully loosen edges of custards with a knife. Invert ramekins onto plates. Drizzle any remaining caramel over custards.

caramel, cooking spray, sugar, water, sugar, egg yolks, pumpkin, vanilla, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, milk, fresh ginger

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/double-ginger-pumpkin-flans (may not work)