Spiced Flan - Got Milk

Ingredients

• CARAMEL INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup – sugar
• 1/2 cup – water
• 1 tablespoon – corn syrup (optional to prevent crystallization)
• CUSTARD INGREDIENTS
• 8 ounces – cream cheese
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup – milk
• 1 cup – heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon – vanilla extract or paste
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 teaspoon – ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon – ground cloves
• 1 whole star anise (sub 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg)
• 1/4 teaspoon – ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon – ground ginger
• 1 orange or lemon peel