Ingredients

For the flan

    * 1 8oz package of cream cheese
    * 1 can of leche condensada (sweetened condensed milk - available in the Hispanic 
food section of any supermarket)
    * 1 can of evaporated milk
    * 4 large eggs
    * 1 tsp of vanilla extract

For the caramel

    * 1 cup of sugar

Procedure

   1. Preheat oven @ 350°F (175°C)
   2. Add cream cheese, leche condensada, leche evaporada, eggs and vanilla extract 
into a mixing bowl. Mix ingredients thoroughly at medium speed.
   3. Place cup of sugar to bottom of a small circular baking sheet and add flan 
mixture
   4. Fill a large baking sheet with about 1.5 inch of water. This is called baņo de 
Maria (bain-marie).
   5. Place carefully, baking sheet with flan mixture over the baņo de Maria.
   6. Cook flan for 45-50 minutes. Flan is ready when you insert a tooth pick and comes 
out clean.
   7. Put flan upside down into a serving plate and refrigerate for 5 hours.
   8. Use fresh mint leaves for garnish