Cream Cheese Flan

photo by:kraft

Our cream cheese version is the stuff flan-tasies are made of. With reviews like "GREAT GREAT GREAT!" you'll want to keep this recipe in mind when it's time to wow guests.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

4 hr 50 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

cups sugar, divided

can (12 oz.) evaporated milk

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed, softened

eggs

tsp. vanilla

Dash salt

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

COOK 1 cup sugar in small saucepan on medium heat until sugar is melted and deep golden brown, stirring constantly. Pour into 9-inch round pan; tilt pan to cover bottom with syrup.

BLEND milk and cream cheese in blender until smooth. Add remaining sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt; blend just until smooth. Pour over syrup in pan. Place filled pan in larger pan; add enough hot water to larger pan to come halfway up side of smaller pan.

BAKE 50 min. to 1 hour or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Carefully remove flan from water. Cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Unmold onto plate just before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

How To Unmold Flan

Bake and refrigerate flan as directed. Run metal knife around edge of flan. Invert onto plate; shake gently to loosen. Gently twist to remove pan. To soften any remaining caramel in pan, dip bottom of pan in hot water; spoon caramel over flan.

Substitute

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

Flavor Variations

Prepare as directed. Choose one of the following options: Guava: Add 1/2 cup guava paste, cut into pieces, or 1/2 cup canned guava shells in heavy syrup to cream cheese batter before pouring into prepared pan. Lime: Add zest from 1 lime to boiling sugar mixture; remove from syrup before sugar caramelizes. Pour into prepared pan as directed. Cajeta: Add 1/4 cup cajeta (Mexican goat milk caramel) to cream cheese batter before pouring into prepared pan. Chocolate-Orange: Add 2 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted and cooled, and 1 Tbsp. orange zest to cream cheese batter before pouring into prepared pan. Coconut: Omit vanilla and add 1/4 cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut or 1/2 cup coconut milk and 1 Tbsp. rum to cream cheese batter before pouring into prepared pan.

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lcartwright1

posted:2/25/2010

I made this for a group of girlfriends and they couldn't stop raving about it. Absolutely delicious!

a cook

posted:9/16/2009

We love it!!!!!!Specially my grandchildren think I made magic, so i have to repeat and repeat it. Thank You...

fraya

posted:8/3/2009

This dessert is absolutely delicious, I'd make it for a party again. Everyone loved it.

kristinmarie1984

posted:6/12/2009

GREAT GREAT GREAT! I make this at every holiday, and it's always gone before all the other desserts!

Chocochip28

posted:6/3/2009

This recipe is very good! I learned how to make cream cheese flan from my grandmother. I also added variations to it. Instead of cream cheese you can add a can of pumpkin pie filling and condensed milk (for a more richer taste). Other variations are chocolate chips, crushed almonds and a vegetable known in Puerto Rico as panapen. Just experiment!

viviak

posted:5/10/2009

This was sooooo awesome! I was a little scared at first because it was so easy to make but my picky husband, even pickier son, and a few of my friends agree that this recipe is a keeper. The flan was gone in one day! Can't even write how much I loved it!!!!

JESSICAV29

posted:5/7/2009

This is very good!! My husband made me make another one the next night.

mrswiebe

posted:4/26/2009

This is so yummy. Even my very picky eater ( which is my husband) loved it. Will make again.

masterchef02

posted:11/16/2008

This recipe is AWSOME! i made it for my family and now they want me to make it for every occasion.

hasmom27

posted:11/6/2008

we have made this several times and its always a great hit! everyone loves it and it disappeares quickly! great flavor and so easy. my 14 yr old daughter makes it herself because its her favorite.