Coconut Cheese Flan (Flan de Coco y Queso)
Flan is a popular dessert in many Latin American and Caribbean countries, with each region adding its own unique twist to the recipe.
This is vegetarian and gluten free recipe. Dish can be prepared in 200 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 8.
Ingredients
- 2 cup Coconut milk
- 1 cup Cream cheese
- 4 large Eggs
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 cup Shredded coconut
- 0.5 cup Caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a blender, combine the coconut milk, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Blend until smooth.
- Grease a flan mold or baking dish with caramel sauce. Sprinkle shredded coconut evenly on the bottom.
- Pour the blended mixture into the mold.
- Place the mold in a larger baking dish. Fill the larger dish with hot water, about halfway up the sides of the mold.
- Bake for 60 minutes or until the flan is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove the flan from the oven and let it cool in the water bath for 15 minutes.
- Remove the mold from the water bath and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until completely chilled.
- To serve, run a knife around the edges of the mold and invert onto a serving plate. The caramel sauce will flow over the flan.
- Garnish with additional shredded coconut if desired. Serve chilled.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 320kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 20g31%
- Total Carbohydrate 27g9%
- Sugars 20g
- Protein 7g15%
* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.