Cream-cheese Flan

Sometimes you have to mess up to get things right! Haha, what am I talking about? You always have to mess up to get things right!

I am talking about flan, people. Flan is one of my favorite desserts. (If not, my absolute favorite). The first time I made it, it was a disaster! And I mean a disaster. It tasted like nothing but eggs. My mom has used her own recipe for years, but I decided to be stubborn and use an online recipe that required WAY more eggs than she usually uses in her delicious recipe. So, the second time around I followed my mom's instructions. Mom's always DO know best.

So, along with my mother's guidance and this awesome website. . . I was able to make this delicious dessert. Here is the recipe. Good luck and enjoy!

Ingredients:
6 eggs
1 12-oz can evaporated milk
1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup of sugar
1 8-oz package cream cheese, softened

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare a bain-Marie by adding about 2 inches of boiling water to a casserole dish. The flan mold will later go into this casserole dish. (I also placed the casserole dish on a baking sheet, so that it is easier to carry into the oven).
3. Caramelize the flan mold. You do this by placing 1 cup of sugar in a warm pan and heating it up on medium heat. Heat until the sugar browns and becomes golden like caramel. Then, pour onto the flan mold, making sure you get a little on the sides.
4. Beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until it is nice and smooth.

5. Add eggs and mix some more!

6. Add the rest of the ingredients. Blend smooth, but do not overmix.
7. Pour the custard into the caramelized mold, cover with foil, and sit in the bain-Maire.
8. Place in the oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until done and knife comes out clean.
9. Let the flan cool down to the touch and place in refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight.
10. Then run a knife through the edge, flip over, and serve cold!

AND YOU SHOULD HAVE DELICIOUS FLAN!