Mexican Flan Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 8 oz Cream Cheese (cubed)
• 1 14 oz sweetened condensed milk can
• 1 12 oz evaporated milk can
• 1 vanilla bean (seeds scraped or use 2 tsp vanilla extract )
• 5 large eggs

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C)

2. 2

   Melt the sugar in a saucepan over medium high heat until it becomes liquid.

3. 3

   Continue cooking and stirring with a wooden spoon until is lightly browned. About 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Pour the melted sugar right away into each ramekin to coat the bottom.

5. 5

   While the caramel is still hot and liquid, very carefully ( using oven mitts) swirl the pan around while sugar is still soft to cover bottom and sides. It will get thicker as it cools and eventually harden.

6. 6

   Set aside to cool.

7. 7

   Add the remaining of the ingredients in a food processor or blender and mix until well blended.

8. 8

   Fill the cake mold or ramekins with the flan mixture.

9. 9

   Place the mold or ramekins in a baking pan and fill the pan with enough water to rise about halfway up their sides.

10. 10

    Bake for about 1 hr & 15 minutes if baking in a cake mold (about 40 minutes in ramekins) or until the custard is set (it should not feel liquid or loose when tapping ).

11. 11

    Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.

12. 12

    To serve, run a knife around the edges of the pan and flip the flan out onto a serving platter. Serve with fruit and/or fresh whipped cream.