Flan de Queso (Cream Cheese Flan)

 

Factc about Cheese

1. Cheddar Cheese is never naturally orange. 

2. Italy’s Credem Bank takes Parmesan cheese from local producers in exchange for cheap loans (charging 3-5% interest, depending on quality) & a fee ensuring the cheese matures properly (2 yrs) in the bank vault (cheese is sold if the loan defaults). Around 430,000 parmesan wheels ($200M+) are stored there. 

3. The most stolen food item in the world is cheese, with 4% of all cheese being sold end up stolen. 

4. President Andrew Jackson once had a block of cheddar cheese delivered to the white house that was four feet in diameter and two feet thick, weighed nearly 1400 pounds. He invited 10,000 visitors to the White House to eat it and it was gone within two hours. 

5. When cheese is digested, it breaks down into an opioid. Other opioids you may know about are heroin and morphine. 

Cream cheese flan is the ultimate dessert! Velvety smooth and creamy with a luscious caramel sauce, it’s your favorite cheesecake and flan rolled into one sweet treat!

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

6 eggs

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

⅓ cup 2% milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup white sugar

Directions

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.

Enjoy!!