Guava and Cheese Flan (Flan de Guayaba y Queso)

Nov 17, 2009 · Modified: Aug 19, 2022 by Erica Dinho · 38 Comments

Flan de Guayaba y Queso or Guava and Cheese Flan is a popular dessert in Latin American cuisine. It's creamy and absolutely delicious, the perfect ending to any meal.

Guava and Cheese Flan (Flan de Guayaba y Queso)

Erica Dinho

5 from 36 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine Colombian, Latin

Servings servings

Calories 321 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
½ cup water
1 14 oz can condensed milk
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
5 large eggs
6 oz cream cheese softened
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
7 oz guava paste

Instructions

To prepare the caramel, put 1 cup of sugar in a small pot with ½ cup of water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir once and reduce the heat to medium and cook about 5 minutes or until the syrup turns a caramel color.
Immediately pour an equal amount of the caramel into each ramekin or any oven proof mold you want to use. Swirl each dish to coat the base with the caramel, work fast as the caramel will harden quickly as it cools. Place all the ramekins in a large roasting pan and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In a blender add the eggs, condensed milk, evaporated milk, cream cheese, guava paste and vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
Carefully pour an equal amount of the flan mixture into the caramelized ramekins in the roasting pan. Then add hot water to the roasting pan, not to the ramekins, until the water comes half way up the sides of the ramekins.
Place the roasting pan in the oven and bake for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center of the flan comes out clean.
Remove from the roasting pan and cool for at least 30 minutes. Then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
To serve, carefully run a knife around the edge of the ramekin, cover with a serving plate, flip it over and gently remove the ramekin allowing the caramel run over the sides.

Nutrition

Calories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 6gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 165mgSodium: 143mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 2gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 580IUVitamin C: 0.002mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 1mg

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Today is my birthday, so I feel like posting something sweet to celebrate. As you know flan is one of my favorite desserts because lends itself to an endless number of variations. This guava and cheese version is delicious. The guava paste gives this flan a fantastic flavor and the cream cheese gives it a lovely texture. Here is the recipe for a guava and cheese flan. Enjoy!

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About Erica Dinho

My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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Comments

Erica

November 24, 2009 at 2:34 pm

Thank you everyone!!! I really appreciate it!

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Soma

November 21, 2009 at 6:02 pm

Happy Birthday Erica!! Hugs to you. So sorry that I came by so late ;-( That is a beautiful dessert with one of my favorite fruits. All of your flans are beautiful.

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Tangled Noodle

November 19, 2009 at 9:48 pm

Feliz compleaños, Erica! (although a couple of days late!) Your birthday treat is a perfect way to celebrate - I hope you had a marvelous day!

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kisscali

November 19, 2009 at 1:59 pm

MUCHAS FELICIDADES , ESPERO LO PASE MUY BIEN Y QUE CUMPLA MUCHOS MAS

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Taste Traveller

November 18, 2009 at 11:02 am

Dear Erica, I hope you had a wonderful birthday, and that all your wishes come true!
The flan looks wonderful, it reminds me of something I had with quinces in Spain, but guava sounds like a delightful birthday treat!

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Erica

November 18, 2009 at 8:37 am

Thank you so much for all those lovely comments!

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Easy recipes

November 18, 2009 at 6:18 am

I never made Flan. It look delicious.

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sophia

November 18, 2009 at 2:26 am

Happy birthday!!! I hope you have a fabulous, blessed, loved, and meaningful year!

Oh, and this flan looks absolutely stunning! And such a unique twist! AWESOME!

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Hummingbird Appetite

November 18, 2009 at 12:20 am

Happy belated birthday! What a nice treat to have flan on your birthday.

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danielle

November 17, 2009 at 11:59 pm

Happy Birthday Erica!!! I wish I could share your birthday flan with you, it looks delish.

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Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

November 17, 2009 at 11:34 pm

Happy birthday, Erica! Such a wonderful dessert to celebrate with!

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velva

November 17, 2009 at 10:30 pm

Happy Birthday Erica! Today is my son's birthday too. Hope your day was a good one.
I love flan and ate a lot of flan growing up in Miami. I think it is the creamy custard texture that just sends me to a happy place each time I enjoyed it. This recipe is a keeper.

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SANDRA G.

November 17, 2009 at 9:13 pm

Happy Birthday to you Erica!

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Adriana

November 17, 2009 at 7:46 pm

FELIZ COMPLEANOS ERICA......i love tour website.thank you so much.you have made me a very happy woman. i am colombian but y only new 3 dishes from our country. I can cook colombian now. I love you!!!!!!!!!!!God bless you! keep up the good work.

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Erica

November 17, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Thank you everyone!

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Lynda

November 17, 2009 at 4:27 pm

Happy birthday to you! Have a wonderfu day, Erica!
The flan looks delicious and rich; I've not seen a flan like this before. Lovely!

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