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Flan de Coco y Queso (Coconut Cream Cheese Flan)

Flan de coco y queso (coconut cream cheese flan) is super easy to make and is absolutely delicious!

It has an amazing creamy and velvety texture thanks to the cream cheese.

This is a dessert that will truly impress your friends and family.

flan de coco y queso

What is coconut flan made of?

This coconut cream cheese flan is made of sugar, sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, eggs, coconut milk and Mexican vanilla.

This recipe uses just a few eggs as I’m not a fan of a super eggy flan.

While a flan de coco y queso might sound complicated it’s actually pretty simple.

How to make flan de coco y queso

The first thing you need to do is make the caramel sauce.

Add sugar to a pan and heat over medium heat.

Make sure the sugar is spread out evenly in the pan.

After about 7 minutes you will see the sugar begin to melt.

Slowly stir it with a wooden spoon until all of the sugar has melted.

making caramel sauce

Pour the caramel sauce into a pie dish.

The caramel sauce hardens quickly so you’ll have to be quick.

But be very careful as it is extremely hot!

hardened caramel

Now preheat the oven to 350.

Next put the rest of the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.

Then pour the blended mixture into the pie dish.

making flan de queso y coco

Flan needs to be baked in a water bath.

This is easy to do.

Cover the pie dish with foil.

Place the pie dish in a large roasting pan.

Fill the pan with water until it reaches about half way up the pie dish.

Place the roasting pan in the oven and bake for about 1 hour and 40 minutes.

covered flan

Remove the flan from the oven. Remove the pie dish from the roasting pan VERY Carefully using kitchen mittens.

After coming out of the oven the flan should be slightly jiggly. It shouldn’t be completely set.

Pierce it with a fork. The fork should come out clean.

The flan will continue to set as it cools.

Let it cool for about an hour.

Then transfer it to the fridge to chill overnight or for at least 6 hours.

flan after baking

Now you’re ready to serve the flan.

Take a large plate and place it face down on top of the pie dish.

Then flip it and let it sit for about a minute as shown below.

Then lift up the pie dish.

Cut and serve the flan.

flipping flan over

I like to garnish the flan with some shredded sweetened coconut but that’s optional.

flan de coco y queso on a white plate

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Flan de Coco y Queso (Coconut Cream Cheese Flan)

Flan de Coco y Queso is an easy and delicious dessert that everyone will enjoy.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword coconut flan, coconut flan recipe, flan de coco, flan de coco y queso
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 47 minutes
Chilling Time 6 hours
Total Time 7 hours 57 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 661 kcal
Author Carissa

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 13.5 oz can of coconut milk
  • 2 tbs Mexican vanilla I use Molina

Instructions

  1. Add the sugar to a pan and spread out evenly. Heat over medium heat.

  2. After about 7 minutes the sugar will begin to melt. Slowly stir with a wooden spoon until all the sugar has melted.

  3. Pour the caramel sauce into a pie dish. Be careful the caramel sauce is VERY hot.

  4. Preheat the oven to 350. Put the rest of the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.

  5. Pour the blended mixture into the pie dish.

  6. Cover the pie dish with foil.

  7. Place the pie dish in a large roasting pan.

  8. Fill the pan with water until it reaches about halfway up the pie dish.

  9. Place the roasting pan in the oven and bake for about 1 hour and 40 minutes.

  10. Remove the flan from the oven. Remove the pie dish from the roasting pan very carefully using kitchen mittens.

  11. The flan should be slightly jiggly. But a fork should still come out clean when inserted in the flan.

  12. Let the flan cool for about an hour. The flan will continue to set as it cools.

  13. Transfer the flan to the refrigerator to chill overnight or for at least 6 hours.

  14. Take a large plate and place it face down on top of the pie dish.

  15. Flip it and let it sit for about a minute.

  16. Lift up the pie dish.

  17. Cut and serve the flan. Garnish with shredded coconut if desired.

Nutrition Facts
Flan de Coco y Queso (Coconut Cream Cheese Flan)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 661 Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Fat 36g55%
Saturated Fat 25g156%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 146mg49%
Sodium 247mg11%
Potassium 503mg14%
Carbohydrates 75g25%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 73g81%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 803IU16%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 248mg25%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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