Cream Cheese Flan with Guava

Prep 15 min
Total 1 hr 15 min
Ingredients 8
Servings 10

Cream cheese flan with guava, or Guava and Cheese Flan, is the dessert I prepare the most during Christmas time. Everyone I serve it to, young or old, loves it! It goes with Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dinner, and yet it’s lite. What I appreciate the most is that I can prepare this cream cheese flan with guava recipe two or three days in advance, and it keeps very well in the refrigerator. I invite you to try it. I bet you’ll find that the guava blends very nicely with the traditional taste of cream cheese flan. MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

For the flan:

can (12 oz) evaporated milk

can (14 oz) condensed milk

cups guava nectar

package (8 oz) cream cheese

cup of sugar

eggs

For the caramel:

cup of sugar

tablespoons of water

Directions

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1

Heat oven to 350°F.
2

To prepare the caramel: Pour the sugar and water into a skillet over medium heat. Once it has melted swirl it around the dish to coat the bottom and side, carefully. Allow to cool.
3

To prepare the flan: Blend, in blender the cream cheese, eggs, milk and guava nectar. Stir in the sugar to mixture and blend again. (If you like you can also add a teaspoon of vanilla extract.)
4

Pour the mixture into the dish with the caramelized and cooled sugar. Place the dish in a double boiler (i.e. bain-marie or baño maria) and place the whole thing in preheated oven.
5

Once done let it cool for at least one hour before removing from pan. Refrigerate it and serve it cold.

Expert Tips

Decorate your serving plate with whipped cream, slices of guava or wild strawberries to dazzle your friends and family.

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Cream cheese flan with guava, or Guava and Cheese Flan, is the dessert I prepare the most during Christmas time. Everyone I serve it to, young or old, loves it! It goes with Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dinner, and yet it’s lite. What I appreciate the most is that I can prepare this cream cheese flan with guava recipe two or three days in advance, and it keeps very well in the refrigerator. I invite you to try it. I bet you’ll find that the guava blends very nicely with the traditional taste of cream cheese flan.