Desserts

Cream Cheese Flan

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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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CCinCalifornia

posted:4/6/2012

A little too heavy and I didn't like the strong evaporated milk taste. Will make again using 4 oz of cream cheese and replace the evaporated milk with half-and-half. Also, a bit too sweet. Will reduce the sugar in the mixture.

MABER_87

posted:2/25/2012

Delicioso!!!

lewiscannons

posted:1/3/2012

This is a no-fail recipe. Just absolutely delicious!!!!

Jolacla01

posted:10/12/2011

There is a serious flaw somewhere in this recipe. The custard part taste great but the carmel sauce was rock hard and stuck to the bottom of the dish. I followed the recipe exactly and the sauce hardened within seconds of pouring on bottom of dish.

mediehard

posted:7/14/2011

three weeks ago, its very simple and had all the ingredients at home, must try whn in a mood for something sweet this summer

JessicaGonzalez89

posted:6/25/2011

This Cream Cheese Flan was AMAZING, I have made it twice this week because as soon as I made the first one, two days later there was no more! my whole family said it was the best flan they have had, and honestly to me not only was it delicious but it was easy to make and I am all about easy! =]

vguzman02

posted:4/7/2011

This flan is so rich in flavor. I love making it for the family. They all love it and will continue to make this wonderful and delicious flan.

a cook

posted:5/6/2010

I've been wanting to make a flan and found this recipe and finally made it. It was so easy and it taste as good as it looks. My family and friends love it.

Andi2347

posted:5/5/2010

I had a few problems with this recipe. I followed it exactly as written but wasn't able to get it to flip out onto a plate. Parts of it fell and I finally had to scrape the center out. That was when I saw that a good portion of the carmel topping was crystalized onto the bottom of the pan. Not sure what I did wrong. I thought the overall flavor was good but I prefer a traditional, lighter flan to this heavier cream cheese version.

lcartwright1

posted:2/25/2010

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