Leche Flan with Cream cheese

5 from 1 vote

This Leche Flan with Cream cheese is creamy, smooth, and easy to make with caramelized sugar on top to give it a soft glassy look.

Author: Shobee

4 oz cream cheese
1 can 14 fl oz condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 large eggs
300 ml water
1/2 cup white granulated sugar this is use to caramelized sugar. Divide to fourths when cooking in the instant pot

Caramelize the Sugar: Place 1/2 cup of sugar in the 8 inches round cake pan and melt the sugar on low heat. Swirl the pan until the sugar is liquefied, which is about 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool and set aside.
Prepare the Leche Flan: Place 4 oz cream cheese, 14 fl oz condensed milk, one teaspoon vanilla extract,300 ml water, and six eggs in the blender. Blend the ingredients until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan with caramelized sugar and cover with tin foil.
Prepare the water bath: You need a bigger pan than the round pan you are using. You can use roasting, saute’ or frying pans. Place the round pan in the middle and fill the pan with hot water.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 90 minutes. Let cool and put a plate on top and flip the pan to release the flan

Follow the instruction on how to make the flan; but this time, you'll be steaming this in the Instant pot Duo Crisp plus Air fryer.
Place 1/4 cup of sugar in two six-inch round cake pans and melt the sugar on low heat. Swirl the pan until the sugar is liquefied, which is about 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool and set aside.
Divide the Leche Flan into two six-inch round pans. Cover the pan with tin foil.
Place the inner pot inside the base. Put the air fryer tray inside.
Add two cups of water to the inner pot.
Put the pan on the air fryer basket and then put the dehydrating tray on top. Then set the second pan on top of it.
Cover with the pressure cooker lid and push the steam function and set the timer to twenty-seven minutes.
Quick release and take the pan out. Let the Flan cool down and refrigerate overnight before releasing it from the pan.

After the flan is cooked, let it cool first, and refrigerate overnight.
When ready, scrape the side using a knife and put a plate on top and flip the pan. Please see the video.

This recipe is adapted from Yummy PH