Coconut Cream Cheese Flan Food

COCONUT FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Set out eight 6-ounce ramekins, and prepare an ice-water bath. Bring 1 cup sugar and the water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Continue to cook, without stirring, brushing down sides with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming, until syrup is medium amber, about 8 minutes. Immediately submerge bottom of pan in ice-water bath to stop cooking. Working quickly, pour a thin layer into each ramekin, swirling to coat bottom. (You won't use all the caramel; discard the remaining.) Place ramekins in a roasting pan.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Remove from heat, and cover. Bring coconut cream and milk to a boil in a saucepan, whisking to combine; remove from heat. Whisk together remaining cup sugar, the salt, and eggs in a bowl. Whisking, gradually add coconut mixture. Whisk in vanilla. Pour through a fine sieve into a large liquid measuring cup, and divide among prepared ramekins.
• Add enough reserved hot water to roasting pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins. Carefully transfer to oven, and bake until just set, 55 to 60 minutes. Transfer ramekins to a wire rack to cool. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 6 hours (or overnight). Let stand at room temperature about 10 minutes before unmolding. Run a thin knife around edge of each flan, and invert onto a plate. Garnish with coconut flakes if desired.

COCONUT FLAN RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C).
• In a nonstick medium skillet or saucepan, stir together sugar, water, and a few drops of lemon/ medium and cook over medium heat until sugar is melted and turns into an amber color (about 8-10 minutes). Make sure to not stir or disturb the mixture while cooking! Pour into an 8-inch round pan, quickly swirl the caramel around the bottom and sides of the pan to coat, and let sit for at least 3-5 minutes or until hardened.
• In a blender, combine sweetened condensed milk, coconut milk, eggs, and vanilla until smooth (and there are no visible traces of eggs), about 30-60 seconds. Pour the mixture into the pan.
• Prepare the bain-marie (water bath) by placing the flan pan into a 13×9-inch baking pan. Fill the outer pan with boiling water to halfway up the flan pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the coconut flan is set and slightly jiggly. Transfer the flan pan to a wire rack for about 30 minutes. Then, place in the fridge for at least 4 hours or until the flan is chilled.
• To unmold, warm the bottom of the pan on a warm water bath for about 3-5 minutes and gently run a paring knife around the edges of the pan. Place a large plate over the pan and invert while holding tightly to unmold the flan.
• Top with coconut flakes for garnish. Chill until serving time!

FLAN DE COCO (COCONUT FLAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place 1 cup of the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook gently, without stirring, but shaking occasionally until the sugar has melted. Continue cooking until the sugar has completely melted, and turned golden brown. Pour into a large, glass baking dish. Spread the caramel evenly over the bottom of the dish, then set aside to cool for 15 minutes before proceeding.
• Once the caramel has hardened, pour the condensed milk, evaporated milk, milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and coconut into a blender. Blend for 3 minutes until smooth. Pour into baking dish over the caramel.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes until set. When done, remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the dish to separate the flan from the sides. Refrigerate overnight.

COCONUT CHEESE FLAN (FLAN DE COCO Y QUESO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a heavy skillet over medium-low heat, cook and stir sugar with a wooden spoon until melted and golden, about 10 minutes. Caramel is very hot. Very carefully pour the caramel into a 9-inch round, 3-inch deep baking dish. Swirl dish to cover bottom and sides. The caramel will harden as it cools.
• Combine the eggs, cream cheese, and sweetened condensed milk in a blender. Cover, and blend on High until well combined; transfer to a large bowl. Pour the cream of coconut, coconut milk, evaporated milk, coconut-flavored rum, and vanilla extract into the blender; cover and blend on High until well combined. Pour into the bowl with the cream cheese mixture. Whisk until incorporated. Pour the flan mixture into the caramel-coated baking dish.
• Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place the filled baking dish on the towel, and place roasting pan in the preheated oven. Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the flan is set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack; cool. Refrigerate flan until ready to serve.
• To serve, run a knife around the edges of the pan and flip the flan out onto a serving platter. Spoon any caramel remaining in the baking dish over the flan.

COCONUT-CREAM CHEESE FLAN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook 1 cup sugar in small saucepan on medium heat until melted and deep golden brown, stirring constantly. Immediately pour into 9-inch round pan; tilt pan to evenly cover bottom of pan.
• Blend milk and cream cheese in blender until smooth. Add remaining sugar, eggs, coconut and rum extract; blend until smooth. Pour over syrup in pan; place 9-inch pan in large shallow pan. Add enough hot water to large pan to come halfway up side of 9-inch pan.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until knife inserted near center of flan comes out clean. Cool. Carefully remove flan from water. Refrigerate 4 hours. When ready to serve, unmold flan onto plate. Serve topped with Cool Whip.

CREAMY COCONUT FLAN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F.
• Bring 1/2 cup sugar and water to boil in small saucepan on medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook 6 to 8 min. or until deep golden brown. (Do not stir.) Pour into 8-inch square pan; tilt pan to evenly cover bottom with syrup.
• Blend milk, cream cheese and remaining sugar in blender until smooth. Add eggs; mix just until blended. (Do not overmix.) Pour over syrup in pan; cover. Place filled pan in larger pan; add enough hot water to larger pan to come halfway up side of smaller pan.
• Bake 45 min. to 55 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Carefully remove flan from water-filled pan; place on wire rack. Cool completely. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Unmold onto plate just before serving topped with strawberries.

COCONUT CHEESE FLAN (FLAN DE COCO Y QUESO)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350
• 2. Add the sugar to the metal pan and melt over the stove at low-medium heat moving it with a wooden spoon until golden color. Turn the heat off a little before the desired color as it will continue to darken and it will burn if you are not careful. Very carefully and using oven mitts, swirl pan around while sugar is still soft to cover bottom and sides. It will get thicker as it cools and eventually harden as a lollipop. Set pan aside to cool.
• 3. Combine the eggs, cream cheese, and sweetened condensed milk in a blender. Cover, and blend on High until well combined; transfer to a large bowl. Pour the cream of coconut, coconut milk, evaporated milk, coconut-flavored rum, and vanilla extract into the blender; cover and blend on High until well combined. Pour into the bowl with the cream cheese mixture. Whisk until incorporated. Pour the flan mixture into the caramel-coated baking dish.
• 4. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place the filled baking dish on the towel, and place roasting pan in the preheated oven. Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the flan is set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• 5. Transfer to a wire rack; cool. Refrigerate flan until ready to serve.
• 6. To serve, run a knife around the edges of the pan and invert flan onto a serving plate. Spoon any remaining caramel over the flan.

PUERTO RICAN FLAN RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour sugar into a heavy bottomed pot and melt over medium low heat. You can shake the pan occasionally to ensure the sugar melts evenly.
• Once the sugar has melted completely (can take up to 20 minutes) and there are no sugar crystals remaining, pour and spread caramel in an oven resistant dish or dishes. Set the dish aside.
• Next, add all filling ingredients to a blender and blend until velvety smooth. Pour this mixture into your baking dish (over the caramel and salt.)
• Bake in a water bath (placing your baking dish inside another, larger oven safe dish with a layer of water) at 350 degrees for 60-80 minutes, or until the center looks jiggly (think jello) but not liquid. Remove the flan from the oven and allow time to cool completely.
• Using a knife, loosen the edges around your flan and the baking dish. Grab a platter to serve the flan on and place it over the baking dish. Carefully flip the flan onto your platter, allowing the caramel to drizzle over the top. Slice, serve and enjoy!

COCONUT CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Open the cans of cold coconut milk and scoop out the solid coconut cream that should have formed on top. Save the remaining liquid for use in another recipe (like a smoothie).
• Over a large mixing bowl, place a thin cloth napkin or several layers of cheesecloth. Pour the coconut cream over it and lift the napkin to gently squeeze out some of the liquid. The coconut cream will look like a ball of soft cheese.
• Discard the liquid from the bowl, then combine the cream, syrup, and probiotic powder in it. Transfer to a sterile, lidded glass dish and keep in a warm place for 24 hours.
• Refrigerate to set. Serve at room temperature.

COCONUT CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. in a small saucepan, combine sugar and water and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking until mixture is golden in color (about 4 minutes).
• Immediately pour mixture evenly into a 9-inch cake pan. (Mixture will harden and may crack slightly as it cools.)
• In a blender, blend evaporated milk, condensed milk, cream cheese, Coco Lopez, eggs y almond extract and then add coconut and mix well.
• Carefully pour mixture over caramelized sugar and place cake pan in a roasting pan, adding hot water to a depth of 1-inch in the roasting pan.
• Bake for about one hour or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove cake pan from water and cool on a wire rack at least 30 minutes.
• Cover and chill overnight. Loosen edges with a thin knife. Invert flan onto serving plate so caramel will be on the top.

COCONUT CARAMEL CREAM CHEESE FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put water, an inch or so, into a large lasagna or other pan that will accommodate the bundt or angel food cake pan. Put into the oven.
• In a bowl, combine the milks (evaporated and condensed and cream of coconut), the vanilla and the coconut flakes.
• In a separate bowl, mix the egg yolks with a fork or whisk. Add to the milk mixture. Add the softened cream cheese and mix (may use an electric mixer).
• Caramel:.
• In a saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium-high heat. Let "melt" until it turns light brown (do not let burn!). Pour the caramel into an angel food or bundt pan.
• Let the caramel harden.
• Pour the milk mixture into the cake pan. Put the cake pan into the oven in a preheated lasagna pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for an hour and an half. When it is done, let it cool for a full hour.
• Turn upside down onto a large platter and chill for at least 2-3 hours.
• Garnish with oranges with leaves and orange slices and mint.

EASY VEGAN FLAN (NO-BAKE!)

Steps:

• Start by getting out 4 individual ramekins; ideally they should be 3-4 inches in diameter (at the base) and 2-3 inches deep. Place them within easy reach.
• CARAMEL: Add the coconut sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and water to a medium saucepan and turn on medium-low heat. Set a timer for 3 minutes and stir constantly while cooking - the sugar will dissolve and the mixture should start to bubble vigorously and thicken slightly. Stick with it! If it is only gently bubbling, turn up your heat very slightly. Or if it's smelling burnt at all, turn heat down. As soon as the 3-minute timer goes off, quickly distribute the caramel between your 4 prepared ramekins (~1 heaping tablespoon per ramekin). Set aside.
• CUSTARD: You can rinse the same saucepan with hot water and use it for the custard, or choose another - make sure whatever pan you choose is deep enough to hold 4 cups (950 ml) of boiling liquid.
• Add the salt, cornstarch or arrowroot, agar agar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract to the cooled (or room temperature) saucepan and whisk together until few lumps remain. Then add the coconut milk and whisk vigorously until well combined.
• Place the saucepan over high heat, whisking continuously until the mixture comes to a boil. This should take about 5-7 minutes. Then reduce the heat to medium low and set a timer for 2 minutes. Continue whisking until the timer goes off. The mixture will have thickened but should still be quite loose and pourable.
• Carefully distribute the custard between the ramekins, on top of the caramel. Let the flan cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring it to the refrigerator. Refrigerate for 3 hours, uncovered. If chilling for more than 3 hours, cover lightly with foil, leaving room for a bit of ventilation.
• Once set, you can eat your flan straight from the ramekins with a spoon, or carefully remove them by loosening the edges with a butter knife and turning them upside down onto a plate. You may need to shake gently and tap the bottom to help them slip out!
• Best enjoyed the first day, but will keep for up to 3 days lightly covered in the refrigerator. Not freezer friendly.

FLAN DE COCO Y QUESO (COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FLAN)

Steps:

• Add the sugar to a pan and spread out evenly. Heat over medium heat.
• After about 7 minutes the sugar will begin to melt. Slowly stir with a wooden spoon until all the sugar has melted.
• Pour the caramel sauce into a pie dish. Be careful the caramel sauce is VERY hot.
• Preheat the oven to 350. Put the rest of the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.
• Pour the blended mixture into the pie dish.
• Cover the pie dish with foil.
• Place the pie dish in a large roasting pan.
• Fill the pan with water until it reaches about halfway up the pie dish.
• Place the roasting pan in the oven and bake for about 1 hour and 40 minutes.
• Remove the flan from the oven. Remove the pie dish from the roasting pan very carefully using kitchen mittens.
• The flan should be slightly jiggly. But a fork should still come out clean when inserted in the flan.
• Let the flan cool for about an hour. The flan will continue to set as it cools.
• Transfer the flan to the refrigerator to chill overnight or for at least 6 hours.
• Take a large plate and place it face down on top of the pie dish.
• Flip it and let it sit for about a minute.
• Lift up the pie dish.
• Cut and serve the flan. Garnish with shredded coconut if desired.

COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FLAN

Steps:

• 1. Cook 1 cup sugar in small saucepan on medium heat until melted and golden brown, stirring constantly. Immediately pour into 9 inch round pan; tilt pan to evenly coat bottom. Set aside.
• 2. Blend milk and cream cheese in blender until smooth. Add remaining sugar, eggs, coconut and salt; blend until smooth. Pour over syrup; place 9 inch pan in large shallow pan. Add enough water to large pan to come halfway up side of 9 inch pan.
• 3. Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cool. Carefully remove flan from water. Refrigerate 4 hours. When ready to serve, invert pan onto plate to unmold.
• 4. To soften any remaining caramel in pan, dip bottom of pan in hot water; spoon caramel over flan.

COCONUT-CHEESE-RUM FLAN

Steps:

• For Caramel: In a mold, metal bowl or pot, place sugar and water then mix it well. Cook this on medium heat on your stove until the sugar turns amber and caramelizes to a soft stage. Swirl the caramel around the mold, totally covering the interior. Blend all flan ingredients together. Carefully pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F in a "bano de Maria" (bain marie) for about 50 minutes or until golden. Test with a fork, it should come out clean. Remove from oven, cool and refrigerate at least 4 hours.