Caramel flan goodness!!!

While I hate the traffic, how rude people can be, and not being able to communicate in Miami there is one thing that I love...the food! This city has an amazing option of Latin cuisine. Because of this I have become very fond of flan. I finally made my first flan the other day for my friend Melissa and while it was messy it was fun.

Be warned! It takes forever to get that amazing cramel sauce but it is so worth it!

Step 1- caramel sauce

1 1/4 cup of sugar in a medium sauce pan over low heat.

Make sure you use granulated sugar

It takes about 15-20 min and make sure you stir occasionally until it starts to melt then you need a constant stir

Once it's completely liquid make a quick transfer to your baking dish.

If you want it to be easier I would even recommend using the baking dish to melt the sugar that way you don't have to worry about the transfer process. 

Let it sit for ten min then add the flan mix, instructions below

Place a roasting pan (something big enough to hold your baking pan) in the oven with some water to heat up

Step 2 flan mix

1 stick of cream cheese softened 

5 eggs

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 can evaporated milk

1 splash (1-2 tsp) vanilla (either extract or bean paste)

In a mixing bowl with either a hand held or stand alone mixer beat the cream cheese until completely smooth, use a spatula or spoon to scrape the sides and bottom and mix again.

Add eggs one at a time and mix completely.

Add remaining ingredients and blend completely until smooth. 

Add mix to flan base in the baking pan and bake in the pan with the water at 350 for 50 min

Top edges will be light gold and center will still be wiggly lol if that's the word but it will move a little and not be firm.

Let it cool on a wire wrack for an hour and then refrigerate over night. 

Bon appetite!!!