Cheese Flan

I have a neighbor from Puerto Rico who kindly shared this recipe. It is so yummy and probably the reason I gained 2 lbs this week. Here is her recipe:

Cheese Flan

For Caramel:

1 c sugar

1/4 c water

5 drops lemon

For Custard:

12 oz can evaporated milk

14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

5 eggs

8 oz cream cheese

1 Tbsp vanilla

To make caramel, put ingredients in pot and slowly cook until the mixture is clear and golden in color. Place mixture in pie pan. Warning: Caramel will be REALLY hot! Let cool and set aside while making the flan custard.

Mix ingredients for flan custard in a blender until well blended.. Pour into pie pan and bake for 1 hour at 350.

notes

*I have a different recipe that uses a bain-marie or water bath and so I did half and half to compare (which is why my flan is so thin). It made quite the difference in texture AND taste! Even my husband thought so. Conclusion: use water bath! (Place pie dish or casserole dish in slightly larger dish then fill remaining space of larger dish with water) Bake at 300 or 325 (depending on your oven) for 45-50 minutes.

*Next time I may try a couple less eggs. It was pretty thick. Anyone else have a good flan recipe?