Coconut Cheese Flan (Flan de Coco y Queso) Recipe
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Coconut Cheese Flan (Flan de Coco y Queso)

By: Milly Suazo Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
"Flan I made for Christmas Eve 2009 and came out delicious... so I had to write it down."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (9)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 8 large eggs
  • 12 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 (10 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez®)
  • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 tablespoon coconut-flavored rum (such as Bacardi® Coconut™)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a heavy skillet over medium-low heat, cook and stir sugar with a wooden spoon until melted and golden, about 10 minutes. Caramel is very hot. Very carefully pour the caramel into a 9-inch round, 3-inch deep baking dish. Swirl dish to cover bottom and sides. The caramel will harden as it cools.
  3. Combine the eggs, cream cheese, and sweetened condensed milk in a blender. Cover, and blend on High until well combined; transfer to a large bowl. Pour the cream of coconut, coconut milk, evaporated milk, coconut-flavored rum, and vanilla extract into the blender; cover and blend on High until well combined. Pour into the bowl with the cream cheese mixture. Whisk until incorporated. Pour the flan mixture into the caramel-coated baking dish.
  4. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place the filled baking dish on the towel, and place roasting pan in the preheated oven. Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the flan is set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack; cool. Refrigerate flan until ready to serve.
  5. To serve, run a knife around the edges of the pan and flip the flan out onto a serving platter. Spoon any caramel remaining in the baking dish over the flan.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 398 | Total Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 141mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2011 by Milly Suazo Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This is my own recipe, and these were MY instructions about the caramel: "Add the sugar to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2011 by mauigirl Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I love the rich simplicity of flans. This is an excellent, creamy and rich coconut flan. My...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2011 by Millie Irizarry Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Perfect Coconut Flan...Is Creamy and rich.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by Staceylyn   view full review
I have this flan in the oven right now. The batter tastes heavenly! I used coconut extract...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2011 by LatinaCook Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
PERFECT! I loved it. I always make the caramel in the microwave (not the ideal way, but it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2012 by atejada   view full review
This recipe was a big hit at the party I brought it to. I didn't have coconut milk so I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2012 by Tera   view full review
Too many ingrediants. I couldnt fit it all in my blender and what I could fit ended up over...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 8, 2012 by Marina   view full review
Excellent recipe! I made some changes though. I did not have evaporated milk or coco lopez...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2012 by Goldie Houston   view full review
Excellent recipe!!! this flan is delicious!...the texture is more like a...

 

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