Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Mexican Caramel Flan
Mexican Caramel Flan is made with eggs, cream cheese, and sweetened condensed milk.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 560 min
- Original yield
- Serves 10
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Allow for chilling
Include the chilling step when deciding when to start.
2. Check when to cover
Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.
3. Preheat as directed
Have the oven at the specified temperature for its cooking step.
Get to know the ingredients
large eggs
In the method: Whisk the eggs until well beaten.
cream cheese (, softened)
In the method: Add in cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
sweetened condensed milk
In the method: Add in cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 10. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 3/4 cup sugarIngredient note
Source: 1/4 cup waterIngredient note
Source: 5 large eggsIngredient note
Source: 8 ounces cream cheese (, softened)Ingredient note
Source: 14 ounces sweetened condensed milkIngredient note
Source: 12 ounces evaporated milkIngredient note
Source: 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Run a knife around the inside of the baking dish, place a plate upside down over the baking dish and quickly flip over.
A little more help as you go
Prepare the first additions
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
Prepare the whisked mixture
Keep the whisking step in its stated place in the preparation.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the oven, saucepan, and baking dish. Start with this step: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Include the chilling step when deciding when to start.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Cook for 55-60 minutes until the edges are set and the middle just jiggles.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: dinnerthendessert.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
