DESSERT - Flan de Queso (Cream Cheese Flan)

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• Caramel:
• 1 cup of sugar
• 4 Tbs of water
• Flan:
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 – 8oz. package cream cheese, softened
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 eggs

Details

Adapted from thenoshery.com

Preparation

Step 1

Caramel:
In a medium non-stick sauce pan, combine sugar and water and stir a couple of times. Heat over medium heat, without stirring, until the syrup melts and turns golden. You can swish it around once in a while.

The syrup will begin to bubble just before it’s ready. Allow it to bubble for a minute or so and then remove from heat.

Pour the caramel into a 9 inch round pan, coat the pan by slowly turning it and letting the syrup cover the bottom and sides.

Set pan aside, allow to sit for about 10 minutes or until the caramel hardens.


Flan:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

In a mixer cream sugar and cream cheese together using a paddle attachement or use hand mixer. Add milks and vanilla and mix until well combined. Add eggs one at a time until well combined.

Carefully pour batter into prepared pan and bake in a “baño de Maria” (bain marie) for about 50 minutes or until golden. Test with a knife as you would a cake, it should come out clean.

Remove from oven, cool and refrigerate at least 4 hours.