Caramel-Cream Cheese Flan

By michelew7

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 7 egg yolks
• 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 12-ounce can evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg whites
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 75mins

Preparation

Step 1

Cook 1 cup sugar in a 9-inch round cake pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until sugar melts and turns golden brown. Remove pan from heat, and let stand 5 minutes (sugar will harden).

Meanwhile, whisk together egg yolks and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl with a pouring spout.

Process egg whites, cream cheese, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a blender until smooth. Add 2 cups egg yolk mixture, and process until smooth. Stir egg white mixture into remaining egg yolk mixture until blended. Pour custard over caramelized sugar in pan.

Place cake pan in a large shallow pan. Add hot water to large pan to depth of 1/3 up sides of cake pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted into center of flan comes out clean. Remove pan from water; cool competely on a wire rack (about 2 hours). Cover and chill 4 hours to 2 days.

Run a knife around the edge of flan to loosen; invert onto a serving plate. Once inverted, the flan will take about 30 seconds to slip from the pan. Be sure to use a serving plate with a lip to catch the extra caramel sauce.