For Cinco de Mayo my Mexican Cheesecake Flan Brownie is the perfect marriage of two wonderful desserts. Luscious chocolate brownie topped with creamy flan!
Mexican desserts are not always easy to come up with even though many great recipes exist.
My new recipe for Mexican Cheesecake Flan Brownie is a combination of two great Mexican desserts. Brownie and Flan.
For the brownie I use a box of Ghirardelli dark chocolate brownie mix with the addition of cinnamon, Mexican chili powder and cinnamon chips. The flan is also a very simple recipe using only five ingredients.
I also made some hard caramel glass as a decorative addition, but I think the dish would be great with a simple caramel sauce. 
Enjoy this with my other Cinco de Mayo recipes, Mexican Black Bean Dip and Mexican Ground Turkey Sopes.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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- 1 box Ghirardelli dark chocolate brownie mix.
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon Mexican chili powder
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup cinnamon chips. You can also substitute butterscotch chips
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 (14 osweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12 ocan evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- In mixing bowl combine first 3 ingredients.
- In a small bowl whisk together next 3 ingredients.
- Slowly add wet ingredients to dry ingredients with mixer on low-speed.
- Mix until combined. Do not over mix.
- Fold in cinnamon chips.
- Pour mixture into baking dish
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in mixing bowl to a smooth and creamy consistency.
- Mix in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated.
- Beat in evaporated milk, condensed milk and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour over brownie mixture. Use a knife to lightly swirl flan mixture into brownie mix.
- Bake uncovered for 60-70 minutes until flan is lightly brown and set. An inserted toothpick should come out clean.
- Cool completely before cooking.
- Line sheet pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- Spray lightly with cooking spray. Set baking sheet on top of cooling rack to protect counter tops.
- In heavy bottom medium size sauce pan add all ingredients.
- Heat over medium heat stirring constantly until sugar dissolves.
- When sugar mixture starts to simmer, cover and cook for 3-4 minutes to remove sugar crystals from sides of pan.
- Remove lid and place a candy thermometer in pan. Do not stir and increase heat to medium high.
- Watch temperature closely. When temperature reaches 300 degrees F turn down heat to medium.
- When temp reaches 315 degrees remove from heat and pour into prepared baking sheet.
- Cool complete.
First published by Quinn Caudill for DadWhats4Dinner.com ©2013
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Urban Bakes says
Wow! This looks really good. Very creative in combining 3 different desserts in one!
Quinn Caudill says
Thanks so much. It turned out very well. The texture of the Flan is light enough that it pairs well with the dense brownie.
I appreciate the comments. Give it a try a let me know what you think.
Thanks
Quinn
Urban Bakes says
Ohh man…the way you just described it sounds delicious. I have a weakness for brownies (prefer the dense ones) and for some strange reason, I haven’t made one from scratch yet, weird! But when I do I’ll make yours, and def let you know. Thanks for the tips 🙂
ohiocook says
Reblogged this on My Meals are on Wheels.
Shari says
This sounds so delicious! I love that you combined 2 desserts together. My dad really likes flan so I would like to make this for him. The sugar glass is such a neat idea, too!
Sarah Kranz says
Would never have thought to combine cheesecake and flan, very creative. It looks delicious 🙂
Kristin O'Ferrall says
This looks so yummy! I pinned it for my future baking.
Quinn Caudill says
Thanks for pinning!
Jolina says
What a treat! I happen to love brownies and flan but I’ve never done them together. Looking forward to this delicious combo!
Kaitlynn says
Wow I’ve never had a cheescake brownie before. Can’t wait to try these out!
Chelsea Pearl says
You had me at flan! This is a creative way to get my flan fix, and an easier solution to portion control. I definitely need to give this recipe a try.
Quinn Caudill says
Thanks Chelsea! They are really good!
TraceyDelaplainMD.com and WhatsForDinnerDoc.com says
I’ve had the best flan desserts here in the Baja but this looks even better. I’ll be making these when it cools down again. Thanks Quinn
Quinn Caudill says
Oh I bet you can get some awesome flan in the Baja. Thanks for stopping by!
Jhuls says
Quinn, would you mind if I say I want the whole pan of this flan?? I bet every bite of this is heaven in my mouth!! This sounds so divine!! So glad to see you at this week’s Fiesta Friday party! Have fun and happy weekend!
Kimberly @ Berly's Kitchen says
We were just talking about making flan today, but made a cheesecake instead. Wish I would’ve seen this sooner because we could’ve made this and had brownies, too. Sounds amazing with all the different flavors. Yum!! 🙂