Flan Con Queso Recipes

FLAN DE QUESO PUERTORIQUENO

Steps:

• In a round 9"x3 1/2 " mold and make caramel by placing 1 cup of sugar and melting it.
• Combine cream cheese, sugar salt evaporated milk condensed milk, eggs and vanilla and blend it all together.
• Put all the ingredients in the mold with the caramel and bake in baine marie in the oven at 350 degrees for an hour or until the knife comes out clean.

FLAN DE QUESO

Steps:

• caramelize sugar onstove top over low heat. once caramelized pour into 2 pie pans. let cool.
• mix all other ingredients in blender. once the caramel has cooled pour this mixture over caramelized sugar in pie pans.
• place pie pans in 1 inch of water and bake in oven at 325 degrees for 30 minutes to 1 hour until toothpick comes out clean.
• let cool then refrigerate.

PUERTO RICAN FLAN DE QUESO (CHEESE FLAN)

Steps:

• Preheat to oven 350°F degrees. Set a kettle of water to boil. Set an 8- or 9-inch cake (or pie) pan with 2-inch high sides inside of a larger baking pan (such as a 13x9).
• In a small sauce pan over medium-low heat, melt sugar until completely dissolved. Watch carefully so it does not burn. You may swirl the pan to stir. Remove from heat when it is a dark golden, amber color.
• Immediately pour the melted sugar into the bottom of the cake pan, working quickly before it hardens. Set aside.
• In a blender beat the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
• Strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve to ensure there are no lumps. Pour the strained custard into the cake pan over the sugar caramel. Next, add boiling water to the larger pan. It should come up the sides about an inch deep. The cake pan will be sitting in a water bath.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until set around the edges with a slight jiggle in the middle. Remove from oven and let the flan cool in the water bath, about an hour. Once cool, refrigerate at least 2 hours, but overnight is best.
• When ready to serve, run a knife around the edges to loosen. Set a plate over the flan and flip upside-down to invert. Slice into wedges and serve.

FLAN DE QUESO - CREAM CHEESE FLAN

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
• COMBINE sugar and water over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves in a heavy, small pan. Boil but do not stir, hold the pan's handle and slowly swirl pan to incorporate sugar and water to resemble amber syrup. Do not burn. Approximately 8 minutes.
• IMMEDIATELY pour syrup into 9-inch cake pan. Carefully swirl the cake pan around to cover the entire bottom in syrup. Set aside.
• WHISK eggs, cream cheese, evaporated milk, condensed milk, cinnamon and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
• POUR into prepared cake pan and cover lightly with aluminum foil. Place covered cake pan in a large roasting pan. Fill roasting pan half way up with boiling water as a bain-marie.
• BAKE for one 1 hour and 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• REMOVE baking pan from oven and let cool in the baking pan with water. Remove from water and refrigerate overnight.
• RUN a small knife around flan to loosen. To unmold, place a plate atop the cake pan, hold plate firmly and invert. Shake gently and allow flan to settle onto plate.

GUAVA AND CHEESE FLAN (FLAN DE GUAYABA Y QUESO)

Steps:

• To prepare the caramel, put 1 cup of sugar in a small pot with 1/2 cup of water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir once and reduce the heat to medium and cook about 5 minutes or until the syrup turns a caramel color.
• Immediately pour an equal amount of the caramel into each ramekin or any oven proof mold you want to use. Swirl each dish to coat the base with the caramel, work fast as the caramel will harden quickly as it cools. Place all the ramekins in a large roasting pan and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350° F.
• In a blender add the eggs, condensed milk, evaporated milk, cream cheese, guava paste and vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
• Carefully pour an equal amount of the flan mixture into the caramelized ramekins in the roasting pan. Then add hot water to the roasting pan, not to the ramekins, until the water comes half way up the sides of the ramekins.
• Place the roasting pan in the oven and bake for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center of the flan comes out clean.
• Remove from the roasting pan and cool for at least 30 minutes. Then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• To serve, carefully run a knife around the edge of the ramekin, cover with a serving plate, flip it over and gently remove the ramekin allowing the caramel run over the sides.

COCONUT CHEESE FLAN (FLAN DE COCO Y QUESO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a heavy skillet over medium-low heat, cook and stir sugar with a wooden spoon until melted and golden, about 10 minutes. Caramel is very hot. Very carefully pour the caramel into a 9-inch round, 3-inch deep baking dish. Swirl dish to cover bottom and sides. The caramel will harden as it cools.
• Combine the eggs, cream cheese, and sweetened condensed milk in a blender. Cover, and blend on High until well combined; transfer to a large bowl. Pour the cream of coconut, coconut milk, evaporated milk, coconut-flavored rum, and vanilla extract into the blender; cover and blend on High until well combined. Pour into the bowl with the cream cheese mixture. Whisk until incorporated. Pour the flan mixture into the caramel-coated baking dish.
• Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place the filled baking dish on the towel, and place roasting pan in the preheated oven. Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the flan is set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack; cool. Refrigerate flan until ready to serve.
• To serve, run a knife around the edges of the pan and flip the flan out onto a serving platter. Spoon any caramel remaining in the baking dish over the flan.

FLAN DE QUESO (CREAM CHEESE FLAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large oven-safe pot with water to 1 inch; bring to a boil.
• Place sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, cream cheese, milk, and vanilla extract in a blender; blend until smooth.
• Place sugar in an even layer in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until edges start to brown, about 1 minute; drag sugar into the center with a spatula once the edges start to brown. Continue cooking, stirring from time to time, until caramel is an even golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Pour caramel into a 9-inch flan mold or baking pan; swirl so that caramel reaches 1 inch up the sides. Pour condensed milk mixture on top. Place mold in the pot of boiling water.
• Bake flan in the preheated oven until a damp table knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Chill flan in the refrigerator until firm, 2 to 3 hours. Invert onto a serving plate so that caramel is on top.