Cuban Cheese Flan

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Cuban Cheese Flan

Serves 8 as Dessert.

I got this recipe years ago from a Cuban neighbor and have been making it ever since. Very easy and sinfully rich! I've also made it with non-fat sweetened condensed milk & light cream cheese, and it's just as good.

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1/2 cup sugar

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2 tablespoons water

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14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

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1-3/4 cups milk

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8-ounce package cream cheese, cut in pieces

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4 eggs

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2 teaspoons vanilla

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Preheat oven to 400°F.

Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until sugar caramelizes. Pour into a mold or soufflé dish, tilting quickly to cover the bottom.

Combine condensed milk and milk in a food processor or blender. Process to mix. Add cheese bit by bit and process until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth. Pour into the caramelized mold. Set mold in a baking pan containing 1" of hot water.

Bake at 400° until the water begins to simmer (about 10 minutes), then turn down the oven heat to 350° and bake 1-1/4 hours, until a cake tester comes out clean.

Let cool, then chill in the mold. To unmold, run a sharp knife around the edge, then invert onto a platter.

Keywords: Dessert, Easy, Carribean

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