Easy Creamy Dulce de Leche Flan
 
 
This flan is a sweet treat with a great "bite" and texture. Can't be beat!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
Serves: 6-8 ramekins
Ingredients
  • 1 cup and ¼ cup sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1- 14 ounces can sweetened condensed milk (ps: it's a good idea to make the dulce de leche ahead of time)
  • 24 ounces whole milk
  • 1 Tablespoon ground vanilla bean or seeds of one vanilla bean
  • 1- 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened at room temperature (makes a FANTASTIC silky texture)
Instructions
Dulce de Leche
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Dump sweetened condensed milk into glass pyrex or mason jar. Cover with aluminum foil and place into a larger casserole dish. Fill large dish with water until it reaches about ¾ of the way up the pyrex to make a water bath. Bake for 60 minutes or more, checking the water level every 30 minutes to add more as needed, until the dulce de leche takes on a rich caramel color. Remove from oven and whisk smooth. Let cool.
Flan
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Heat 1 cup of sugar in a pan over medium heat. Swirling as it melts, until the color brown to a caramel shade. Remove for stove and evenly distribute caramel into 6-8 individual ramekins.
  3. Gently blend together eggs, then whisk in milk, dulce de leche/sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, ¼ cup sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Pour custard base into ramekins.
  4. Place ramekins in a large baking dish and fill the dish with 2 inches of boiling water to make a water bath.
  5. Bake for about an hour checking doneness with a toothpick just slightly away from the center.
  6. Remove and let cool. Chill upside-down in fridge overnight.
  7. To serve, run a thin knife around the edge and invert onto a plate. The caramel will run down the sides of the flan beautifully.
ENJOY!!!
Recipe by The Eclectic Kitchen - Crystal Cartier at https://theeclectickitchen.com/2014/02/04/easy-creamy-dulce-de-leche-flan/