Projo Football Food and Spirits

Kahlua Pumpkin Flan
1 1⁄4 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup canned or cooked pumpkin
1 1⁄4 cups half-and-half
1⁄4 cup Kahlua (recipe for homemade Kahlua is below)
1⁄4 teaspoon each, ground: cinnamon and nutmeg

Heat oven to 325 F. In skillet, heat 3⁄4 cup sugar on medium heat until sugar is dissolved and turns golden color. Immediately pour into bottom of 6 (6-ounce) custard cups or souffle dishes. Set aside.

Beat eggs with remaining 1⁄2 cup sugar, pumpkin, half and half, Kahlua, cinnamon and nutmeg. Divide mixture between prepared dishes.

Set in 13-by-9-inch baking pan and pour water into pan to come halfway up dishes. Bake 40 minutes or until just set.

Remove from oven and cool, then chill. To serve, run thin knife around edges of dishes, then turn out onto individual dessert plates.

Source: Cuisiniers Catering via the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel

Easy Homemade Kahlua
2 cups water
1/3 cup instant coffee crystals
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 fifth vodka

In a large pot, boil water, then add coffee crystals and sugar. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add vanilla, stir and allow to cool completely.

Add vodka, stir, then pour into 2 fifth bottles (try to use ones with dark glass). Cork well.

-- Recipe from Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley's "Best of the Best: Fast and Fabulous Five-Star Five Ingredient Recipes"

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