Low-Fat Pumpkin Flan

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 5 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 pinch ground allspice
• 1 pinch ground mace
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 3/4 cups low-fat milk
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped out and reserved
• 2 tablespoons hulled toasted pumpkin seeds (optional)