Last Christmas Eve I was invited to a Christmas Party by one of my co-workers. One of the many treats served at this party was Cheese Flan and good Ole’ Flan. But the Cheese Flan rocked!!!!!!

So here is may attempt at Cheese Flan. (I hope that down the line I will find a healthier version of this recipe)

Ingredients:

1 can of evaporated milk

1 can of condensed milk

1 tbs. of vanilla essence

3 eggs

1 cup of sugar

½ pkg. of cream cheese

1 tbs. of corn starch

Hardware

6 Ramekins

Tin pan

Melt sugar in a pan on medium high heat. Try not get the pan too hot or the sugar will burn. You are looking to get amber like color syrup, however the darker the caramel get, it will have a burnt take to it. And melt the sugar in batches don’t dump the entire cup of sugar in the pan at once.  Once you have melted the sugar and turned it into caramel pour it into your ramekins.  Let it cool till it hardens. Make sure is not soft but completely hard. 

In a blender, mix all the remaining ingredients.   Then pour the mixture into the ramekins once the caramel has hardened. Pre-heat your oven at 350°. Do a water bath with you tin pan, or if you want a more fancy term do a “bain-marie”. Make sure that the water level in the pan does not go over ¾ over the ramekins. You want to avoid any moisture getting into the ramekins. The water will prevent the flan from setting. Some may recommend covering each mold with tin foil to void any water contact and to keep the steam inside the mold. Bake the mold for exactly an hour. If you use a larger mold it may take about an hour and half.  To make sure the flan is ready insert a tooth picks till it comes out clean.

 

It came out a little crazy... but I took a bite before I realized I had not taken a pic of the final product! Sorry.

٭This recipe was given to me by friend Barbie Roman. I have also adjusted a little bit. Also there are other variations to the flan. Pumpkin, coconut can be added instead of the cream cheese.