[Verita]

My Abuela Ruth's flan, from her mother Juana, and grandmother Amalia before...passed to me, because I was the only one of the grandchildren who wanted to listen to her. It's nowhere near as wobbly as typical flan, is unbelievably rich. This is the flan that usually sells people that always say "I hate flan!"

Total cook time: 2 hrs


1/2 lb Dark brown sugar
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
6 whole eggs
1 pkg (8 oz.) cream cheese

* find the ingredients blend better in a blender, and need to be at room temp.

Turn oven to 300 F.

In a blender, combine the milks, eggs, and cream cheese until smooth.

in a hot skillet, melt the brown sugar with a couple of tablespoons of water until melted and just started to bubble. Turn off the heat.

Use a smaller, shallow pan for the flan, it just wont work in a deep pan. I even use a loaf pan, or shallow cake, or quiche pan, and it works well for larger groups of people. Also works well in individual ramekins or custard cups, make a nice individual presentation that can be garnished with some mint leaves, or coco rallado.

pour your melted sugar (right away!) into whatever you'll be using to bake the flan, until it coats the bottom of the container and comes slightly up.

Pour in your batter.

Set the container into a large pan with water that comes halfway up the container. cover with foil, and set carefully in the oven.

After 1 hour, remove the foil. Cook for another hour.

Test for doneness with a toothpick. chill for as long as possible before running a knife along the edges and inverting it onto a plate. serve immediately.

[Aunt Clara]

Excelente receta Verita. Voy a ver cuando puedo probarla. Esperamos que compartas más secretos de la abuela con nosotros

[Veevee]

I am going to try this one.

[perello24]

Sounds excellent. I am going to try this one for our Christmas Dinner.

[rsantos]

Hello,
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I was searching for a flan recipe online & came accross abuela Ruth's recipe. (My name is Ruth too!)
I have made this recipe many times now - the first two flans I made one with cream cheese and one without cream cheese & used white sugar instead of brown sugar (everything else the same).
The flan without the cream cheese was more popular , so I have been making it w/o the creamcheese and it's still very rich and delicious.
My co-workers (mostly Americans) asked me for the recipe.
I'm actually making flan tomorrow for work & for Christmas. I have made for church, some friends & at home and it has been a winner.

Thanks for posting the recipe & thanks to Abuelita Ruth.

Have a wonderful Christmas & a Happy New Year.