Recipe: Perfect Leche Flan

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Leche Flan. Leche Flan is a dessert made-up of eggs and milk with a soft caramel on top. It resembles crème caramel and caramel custard. This delicious dessert is known throughout the world.

Filipino leche flan is a rich custard made with egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk served with a syrupy caramel topping.

Leche flan is a delicious egg-based dessert popular in the Philippines, where it is served on celebratory occasions.

It's a perfect pairing of sweet, rich caramel and creamy custard.

You can have Leche Flan using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Leche Flan

1. You need 5 of large eggs.

2. You need 1 can (300 ml) of evaporated milk.

3. It’s 1 can (350 ml) of condensed milk.

4. It’s 1 tbsp of vanilla.

5. Prepare of Caramel.

6. It’s of White sugar.

Leche flan is traditionally steamed in the Philippines (where ovens were uncommon for many years), but baking it in a water bath is a great alternative if you don't have a steamer.

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Leche flan is popular Filipino dessert composed of custard atop a pool of easy homemade caramel, baked in a flan mold to creamy perfection.

Leche Flan is the ultimate sweet treat!

Leche Flan instructions

1. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Then add the evaporated milk, condensed milk and vanilla..

2. Strain the mixture twice to remove lumps and bubbles. Then set aside..

3. Place 2 tablespoons of white sugar in your llanera and melt it in direct heat from your stove. Melt until its golden brown..

4. Set aside the caramel to harden..

5. Boil water in your steamer. Once its boiling, set fire to low heat. This is very important. As you do not want your leche flan to get overcooked..

6. Place your leche flan mixture in your llaneras and cover with foil..

7. Place them in the steamer and cook for 30-45mins.

8. Check if the center is not liquidy anymore. But do not overcook. Remove from steamer, let it rest for at least 10mins. Then chill in the fridge for at least 4hrs..

9. Once chilled, flip and serve.

Rich, smooth, and creamy with golden caramel topping, this classic Filipino custard is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Before baking the Leche Flan, place the moulds on a larger baking pan half filled with very hot water.

To serve: run a thin knife around the edges of the mould to loosen the Leche Flan.

The Filipino version of crème caramel, the leche flan is a cherished dessert enjoyed on Christmas and festive occasions throughout the year.

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