For a cheesecake lover like me, this was HEAVEN! So rich, creamy and DELICIOUS! Definitely not the "eggy" spanish style flan you may be use to.In my opinion this is better! This should be called Cheesecake Flan. 5+ stars for sure!**NOTE: to all who are complaining that it is not a traditional flan, are you not reading the submitters note when described as a cross between flan and cheesecake??.You are making this with cream cheese..DUH!

You just can't stop eating it...

I've never had flan before, so I don't have much to compare it with. I liked it, but our guests didn't seem very excited about it. :( I had a really hard time getting it out of the dish, so I put it over a pot of boiling water to loosen it up. After a couple of tries, it finally popped out. The middle of it caved in a bit.

An "ok" recipe- but his is not an "original" recipe -you can get this from a simple internet search-not the best, but will keep looking.

This was the best flan I have ever had. It was 100 times better than any restaurant. This was my first time making flan. I follow this recipe exactly and it came out perfect. I just added one additional ingredient which was cinnamon. The cinnamon gave it an intoxicating aroma. Everyone in my family loved this. I will defiantly make this Again!!

this is a good recipe if you are wanting something similar to cheesecake, but it is not a traditional flan or "bolo de pudin" in portuguese. The cream cheese is what changed the consistancy, follow this recipe without it and it will be a true flan!

I've made this before and it's delicious. There used to be a bakery in Hialeah that made this and it was called Cheesecake Flan. It was very popular. I was so glad when I found the recipe, it's so easy.

I LOVE THE FLAN AND I DO LOVE THE MEXICAN FOOD

This was the first time I had ever made flan - and it came out perfect! I'm glad I read a bunch of it's reviews first though, because I would have made a few mistakes otherwise...(Such as making sure that the pan was heated before pouring the melted sugar in). I'll definitely be using this recipe again!

This is an incredibly easy recipe to make and it turned out a hit my friend's BBQ party.I didn't bother with the towel trick and it cooked to perfection although the top cracked a little bit.This is most probably because the recipe didn't specify to cover the dish with aluminum foil like other flan recipe.So,will try to cover it next time.Great recipe ta!

This is indeed very nice. Try adding 1/2 cup of whisky, my boys love this when I add the whisky to it. To be able to get all the caramelised sugar out before you invert it, dip the bottom in hot watter for a few seconds. The caramelised sugar gets all soft and you can invert it without any problem.

I got a recipe similar to this from some Puerto Rican friends but misplaced it. After finding this, everyone always asks for this anytime dessert is involved. AWESOME dish and easy to make as long as you get the center settling correct.

Wonderful idea about adding cream cheese. My family couldn't even tell that I added it! It turned out delicious. The hardest part is evenly melting the sugar. It took me 2 tries but I did it. A helpfull tip for those having trouble with the sugar would be to put the glass baking dish a in the preheating oven before you pour the sugar into it. Just be carefull though because it may be hot if you let it sit too long. Also, don't worry if there's small lumps in the melted sugar. As long as they're pretty small they shouldn't bother anything.

Made this for a Sunday afternoon Mexican dinner with friends. Everyone just loved it. It has more of a cheesecake texture than custard.

I havent made this recipe but it is exactly the same as mine, so I bet is the best one on this page!! =D One person said that she poured the caramel in a cold glass baking dish and it hardened immediately, so she had a hard time taking it out and doing it again.. Let me tell you, I have made this recipe for years and sometimes it hardens like u said and theres no problem, since you normally put the flan mixture on top and its going to be cooked in the oven, melting the caramel again, evenly on the bottom. So, if the caramel is not spreaded evenly at the beginning, dont worry, the flan is going to turn out amazing anyway..

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This was super easy to make and so good. The only things I changed were using 4 eggs, no towel trick, and I didn't wait 8 hours to flip it over. After cooling it for an hour, I ran a knife around the edge, put a plate/platter on top and flipped it over. I had absolutely no problem with the caramel. I made it in the morning and it was ready for dinner. YUM!

I made some changes to this recipe and it's even better. keep the teaspoon of vanilla and the evaporated milk I used 1 cup of white sugar. 6 egg yolks 1 can of half n half (measure from evaporated milk can, still use the evaporated milk) I put the sugar in the baking dish and placed it on medium heat until sugar melted then I made sure to coat the sides of the dish with the caramel. After making this, my family tells me this tastes even better than the flan from the restaurant.

Love this recipe! I can't make it often because I could eat the entire flan myself.

I used small custard cups for this recipe and made the mistake of cooking the flan too long. However, of the eleven individual flans I managed to cook one appropriately, yum! I recommend if using small custard cups to cook for about 30 to 40 minutes in the water bath.