How to make flan de queso

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk + sugar

Coconut milk offers a dairy-free option.

evaporated milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk is a lighter alternative.

Turn on heat to medium and add 1 cup of white sugar to a pan.

Let the sugar melt, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a caramel color without burning.

Turn off the flame once the sugar is melted and pour it into a pan, swirling to coat the sides.

Set the caramel-coated pan aside to cool.

In a blender, combine 1 can of carnation milk, 1 can of condensed milk (using a mini spatula to scrape it all out), 4 large eggs, 1/8 ounce cream cheese (broken into pieces), and 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.

Blend the mixture until smooth.

Prepare a larger baking pan with 2 cups of water (this is called 'el baño de maria').

Place the smaller pan with the flan mixture into the larger pan with water.

Pour the flan mixture into the caramel-coated pan.

Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the flan for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, remove the flan from the oven and let it cool for an additional hour at room temperature.

After cooling, poke the sides of the flan to loosen it.

Wiggle the pan gently and place a plate on top to flip it over.

Carefully flip the pan to release the flan onto the plate.

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