Flan Puertorriqueno 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.

PUERTO RICAN FLAN RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour sugar into a heavy bottomed pot and melt over medium low heat. You can shake the pan occasionally to ensure the sugar melts evenly.
• Once the sugar has melted completely (can take up to 20 minutes) and there are no sugar crystals remaining, pour and spread caramel in an oven resistant dish or dishes. Set the dish aside.
• Next, add all filling ingredients to a blender and blend until velvety smooth. Pour this mixture into your baking dish (over the caramel and salt.)
• Bake in a water bath (placing your baking dish inside another, larger oven safe dish with a layer of water) at 350 degrees for 60-80 minutes, or until the center looks jiggly (think jello) but not liquid. Remove the flan from the oven and allow time to cool completely.
• Using a knife, loosen the edges around your flan and the baking dish. Grab a platter to serve the flan on and place it over the baking dish. Carefully flip the flan onto your platter, allowing the caramel to drizzle over the top. Slice, serve and enjoy!

FLAN ALMENDRA (ALMOND FLAN)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the sugar evenly in a nine-inch cake pan and place over medium heat. Using oven mitts, caramelize the sugar by shaking the pan occasionally until the sugar is melted and has turned a light golden brown. (A little stirring may be necessary when caramelizing the sugar over a gas burner.) Allow to cool. The mixture may crack slightly.
• Blend the remaining ingredients with a wire whisk or electric mixer until egg is completely blended with the milk. Pour over the caramelized sugar. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place it in a larger, shallow pan. Pour about one inch of hot water in the larger pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Remove the pan from water and uncover. Let it cool on a wire rack at least 30 minutes. 4. Loosen the edges with a spatula. Place a serving plate upside down on top of the cake pan and quickly invert the flan onto it.

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.

SPANISH FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt sugar until liquefied and golden in color. Carefully pour hot syrup into a 9 inch round glass baking dish, turning the dish to evenly coat the bottom and sides. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs. Beat in condensed milk, evaporated milk and vanilla until smooth. Pour egg mixture into baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 60 minutes. Let cool completely.
• To serve, carefully invert on serving plate with edges when completely cool.

FLAN "PUERTORRIQUENO"

Steps:

• Preheat Oven 350 Degrees. Bano de Maria: Place big pan of water in oven. Prepare caramello by cooking the 1/2 cup of sugar in a saucepan at medium heat stirring continuesly until it becomes thin. Pour rapidly in 8x8 sq. baking pan making sure it covers the bottom evenly. Set aside and let it cool.
• Beat eggs, and add condensed milk and keep beating. Then add the evaporated milk and vanilla and mix for about 1 minute. Using a strainer, pour mixture in pan with caramello and place pan in the water pan in the oven.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes. Insert a knife in the middle, if it's clean that means it's cooked. Let it cool at room temperature for at least an hour and chill for at least 4-5 hours. Turn flan upside down on a plate, letting all caramello to cover the top.