Coconut Cream Flan
- 2 cups sugar, divided
- 1 can (12 oz/385 mL) evaporated milk
- 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, cubed, softened
- 5 eggs
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut, toasted
- 1 tsp. rum extract
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place 1 cup of the sugar in small heavy saucepan; cook on medium heat until sugar is melted and deep golden brown in colour, stirring constantly.
- Immediately pour into 9-inch round cake pan; tilt pan to evenly cover bottom of pan with syrup.
- Set aside.
- Place evaporated milk and cream cheese in blender container; cover and blend until smooth.
- Add remaining 1 cup sugar, the eggs, salt, coconut and rum; cover and blend well.
- Pour over syrup in pan; cover with foil.
- Place in a larger shallow baking dish that is filled with enough hot water to come halfway up outside of cake pan.
- Bake 50 min.
- to 1 hour or until knife inserted near centre comes out clean.
- Carefully remove cake pan from water bath; place on wire rack to cool.
- Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
- Let sit in water bath for 1 min.
- Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen flan; invert onto serving plate to unmold.
- Remove pan.
sugar, milk, cream cheese, eggs, salt, flaked coconut, rum
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/coconut-cream-flan-87629.aspx (may not work)