Philippines

Leche Flan

Name: Leche Flan
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 8 Egg yolks; 1 can (390 g) Sweetened condensed milk; 150 ml Evaporated milk; 150 g Sugar (for caramel); 1 tsp Vanilla; some Lemon or lime zest

Filipino caramel egg custard

Leche flan is the rich Filipino caramel custard and shows the Spanish influence in island cuisine. It belongs to feasts and holidays.

Unlike European flan it uses only egg yolks and condensed milk, which makes it especially dense and creamy; steamed rather than baked.

Servings6

Time70 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Egg yolks8
Sweetened condensed milk1 can (390 g)
Evaporated milk150 ml
Sugar (for caramel)150 g
Vanilla1 tsp
Lemon or lime zestsome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Melt the sugar in the mould into a golden caramel.
Mix egg yolks with condensed and evaporated milk.
Flavour with vanilla and zest, strain.
Pour the custard over the caramel in the mould.
Steam covered for 40 minutes, chill and unmould.

Make it original

Sweetened condensed milk for leche flan is in the Asia Boutique.

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