Cookbook:Flan de Queso (Cream Cheese Flan)


 * Cuisine of Puerto Rico

This recipe for flan de queso was originally contributed by Brenda Ortiz.

Flan

 * 8 oz cream cheese
 * 14 oz leche condensada (sweetened condensed milk)
 * 12 oz evaporated milk
 * 4 large eggs
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract

Caramel

 * 1 cup of white granulated sugar

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
 * 2) Add cream cheese, leche condensada, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla extract into a mixing bowl. Mix ingredients thoroughly at medium speed until smooth.
 * 3) Place the sugar in the bottom of a small circular baking pan. Add the flan mixture on top without mixing the two layers.
 * 4) Fill a large rimmed baking sheet with about 1.5 inch of water. This is called baño de Maria (bain-marie).
 * 5) Carefully place baking sheet with flan mixture in the baño de Maria.
 * 6) Bake flan for 45–50 minutes in the preheated oven. The flan is ready when you insert a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean.
 * 7) Let flan cool until safe to handle. Tip the flan pan upside-down onto a serving plate, and refrigerate for 5 hours.
 * 8) Serve with fresh mint leaves for garnish.