Leche Flan Recipe

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By MM Del Rosario

Leche flan is a favourite and popular dessert in the Philippines. It is similar to a cream caramel. It is sweet and rich.

Leche flan is a must during Christmas, New Year and fiestas. Nowadays, making leche flan become part time job for some family who would like to earn extra money. Since making it takes a lot of time, busy people would just like to buy it over the counter or order leche flan for the Holiday celebrations, you will now find leche flan being sold in the market and delicacy stores or order over the phone and deliver to your door.

Like any other popular dish, there are many variations in making leche flan, but the classic recipe only calls for eggyolk, sugar, evaporated milk, condensed milk and citrus flavourings. Steaming is the traditional method for cooking leche flan, and is usually prepared in an oval shaped metal pans called Llanera and steamed over moderate heat until set.

It takes a while to master the techniques and perfected this recipe but it is worth it.

Ingredients:

12 egg yolks

2 cans condensed milk (14 oz.)

5 cans small evaporated milk

2 cups fine white sugar

2 tablespoon vanilla or

¼ teaspoon grated dayap rind (optional)

You will also need the following:

  • Llanera

  • Steamer

  • Strainer

How to make the Caramelized Syrup :

  • In a stainless steel pan, dissolve 3/4 cups of sugar, add 1/4 cup water over medium heat, do not stir, just swirl the pan gently, caramelize in low heat if you don't want it burnt. Pale brown means sweeter and too dark means bitter. When you have achieved the desired color, pour the syrup in the llanera and make sure to coat all the parts of the pan.

How to make the Custard:

  • In a mixing bowl, combine all the egg yolk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, sugar and vanilla. Use a whisk to mix thoroughly but gently to prevent bubbles from forming. Remove any solids by using a strainer.
  • Pour the mixture in the llanera and cover it with an aluminum foil, so that the moisture from the steam won't come in the pan as it will become watery.
  • Steam Cook for 40-45 minutes, or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove the llanera and let it cool at room temperature. Then refrigerate for several hours before serving.
  • To unmold the leche flan- run a sharp knife around the edge and carefully invert it unto a platter or serving dish, let the caramelized sugar flow over the leche flan.

This recipes makes 4- 5 llanera of Leche Flan.

Leche flan is a popular dessert to to eat with Suman (sticky rice) or serve with sweetened macapuno (young coconut) and ube (purple yam), or just serve as it is.

If you don't have a llanera you can use a regular flan or custard pan.

Condensed Milk

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Comments

richel sasing 5 weeks ago

ang sarap nito

lovi marie 5 weeks ago

i think that recipe is good

jeriza caldea mapili 6 weeks ago

yammyyyyyyyyy...tnx for sharing recipe.

ANGEL 6 weeks ago

HMM MY FAVORITE LECHE FLAN; TENKS 4 RECIPE

Ham 6 weeks ago

nice... asking my mom to make some leche plan this new year!

marites dalisay 6 weeks ago

hi,,,thanks am realy going to try your leche plan.cause everytime i bake am always sad because its not good i try this coming new year....thanks again advance hapi new year

anon 7 weeks ago

thnx for the recipe

novena 7 weeks ago

yum!yum!! that's mine already!! no one can grab all of the leche flan from mine ...!!

unknown 7 weeks ago

is that vanilla ESCENSE?

girls 7 weeks ago

@frills

a llanera is an aluminum or stainless mould used to steam the leche flan

frills 8 weeks ago

I want to try this but I don't know what a llanera is.

melvina 8 weeks ago

I will try this recipe this Christmas!

cj 2 months ago

)))The hardest part here is the caramelized sugar. It seemed easy, but it is quite hard to do. And add water to the sugar? Bad idea.

lik lidasan 2 months ago

additional add some 1cup of nestea ice-tea so that u can have other flavoring..try it!

rhunadwayne 2 months ago

I rilly love leche flan it soo yummy ..Great!!!

evelyn seki 2 months ago

ilove lecheplan,now i know the recipe n how 2make.thanks youtube.

nene 2 months ago

i love leche flan much.....

CRICEL ANN 3 months ago

WOW IS GOOD YUMMY

april lyn 4 months ago

leche plan s da best dessert ever

cherry 5 months ago

i love leche flan so much.........."

rhene martin 5 months ago

i miss leche flan!!!! I havent eaten one for years and ill just make my own :D

Ladz 5 months ago

hi. i love sweets. i've always love my aunt's leche flan. it's really d best. now, i have my own family and i just love making desserts for my kids. now, i'm planning to make leche flan, i believe it's not as complicated as i think it was. i'll definitely try this recipe. :)

AlihHaider 5 months ago

'been searching for a perfect recipe of leche flan,thanx for this one i'm gonna try it...I really love this dessert!YUMMY;)

Blair Rutherford 5 months ago

thats great! now i know how to cook!

Rose Velasquez 5 months ago

thanks for this recipe, it helped me a lot. im now ready for a home made leche plan...=)

anequin tarayao 6 months ago

yummy...hmmmm it's so very delicous

mhai 6 months ago

very helpful... i was able to make a pan of leche flan on my own...! thanx....

robert 6 months ago

can i use cows milk instead of evaporated/condensed milk? if so, will i replace it with the evaporated or condensed? and can i use natural sweeteners instead of sugar?

ken 6 months ago

its really delicious. also try lumpia house leche flan original recipe.

deb 7 months ago

deliciously made . I love it! :*

rodgie lim 8 months ago

i made it for my Singaporean hubby and he loves it. thanks for sharing this great sweet recipe.

juddie28 9 months ago

It's my first time to make a leche flan and my daddy really love it. Thanks for the recipe... Next time i could done it perfectly. ^_^

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John Sarkis Level 6 Commenter 9 months ago

Great hub. I make a flan with coconut (coconut in heavy syrup - comes in a can and you can buy it at any Cuban market in the Los Angeles area....). People at my work go crazy for it. They're always asking me to make it for them.

Pusa 10 months ago

Can't resist it whenever my asw makes this! Masarap tlga!

Momo 10 months ago

My friend from work made this for couple of us to share-- i didnt even eat my lunch....it was that GOOD!!!

Ranilyn 11 months ago

what a very easy procedure. You give me a great lesson on how to cook it.

resurreccion con-ui 11 months ago

HI! this leche is so sweet for me. i have my own recipe ( so delicious and not rich) just perfect.just e-mail me and i can share it. my e-mail addy...resing1041@yahoo.com

Russell 12 months ago

Sounds really good, but how big is a can of evaporated milk if it says 'small'? Are there different sizes? Condensed milk only comes in 14 oz cans, and it's specified... can you let us know the size of the evaporate milk cans? Thanks.

ma.geneveve oceña achas 12 months ago

i love leche plan! this is my one of the most favorite dessert,...thanks for the recipe.......

cutie 13 months ago

sarrap naman yan.sa goldilocks sarap ng leche flan nila

LORRAINE 13 months ago

HMM! SARAP

arnold 13 months ago

ok i will try...

cherry trinidad 13 months ago

thank's po try ko ngaung new year.... sana ok...

janice 14 months ago

i'll try this weekend...

i love this dessert

joyce 14 months ago

this recipe is good for how many people? thank you.

princess 14 months ago

.love leche flan,!! i taste it, so yummy, this my favorite dessert. thanks for the recipe!

abby 14 months ago

i love it! this is my favorite dessert in philippines. i miss philippines recipes.....huhuhu!

kimmy 15 months ago

i taste it its so yummy thanks for the recipe!???????

mitchiko 15 months ago

thanks for the recipe.. i really like leche flan.. yum yum :)

jumelaolynmitsnia 16 months ago

hi its soo very good ! its very fine thank you ! hahaa

glen 16 months ago

nice recipe..! thanks for sharing,,,god bless!

dan 16 months ago

Thanks for the recipe..now i now how 2 make leche flan!!!!

oscelle 19 months ago

ang hirap gumawa ng caramelize sugar

juvz 20 months ago

so yummy...!!!!!tnx for the recipe....

Jovz Bracho 20 months ago

uhhhmmmm....I tried once in my employer's family party and it super yummy....winner the taste....thank you....because of you I believe I can fly...

beth 21 months ago

Thanks for sharing this recipe,,,it will help me a lot to prepare a very delicious dessert for our barrio fiesta.

eijay 22 months ago

hi there! what else can i use to cook the leche flan if i don't have a llanera?

manjo 2 years ago

thanks for the recipie god bless(^_^)

Alex Horstman 2 years ago

Great recipe. However, you need to give an idea of what the oven temperature should be. I baked mine in a bath at 375 degrees Farenheit for 45 minutes. As an alternative to the the caramelized sugar, I substituted pure maple syrup and it was incredible! My flan came out very smooth with very little air holes and the taste was magnificent with a hit of lemon juice :-)

anna 2 years ago

i did my flan perfect the first time, however the next batch my caramel did not want to brown - took me more than an hour to reduce it to the right consistency. what could i have done wrong?

mica 2 years ago

napaka sarap which means (very very delicous)

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Godslittlechild 2 years ago

I love flan. I'm having the family in for Christmas. I may try my hand at this then. Thank you!

kyle 2 years ago

steam cook is 20 minutes and baking is 45 minutes...

joey 2 years ago

thanks for the recipe....i just hope i can perfect it this time. yummmmmy!!!!!

sarah 2 years ago

its reallllly!!!gooooooooood....yam.yam...thank

JOY 2 years ago

GOOOOOOOOOOOOD

Lyn 2 years ago

Im actually making one right now, my husband who is a white guy loves this dessert. This really taste good...

rogie 2 years ago

tnx for the recipee...hope i could done it perfectly.

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BudBrown 2 years ago

Thanks for the recipe. I'll have to print it out for my wife. Bless her heart! She's tried to make leche flan for years but, for some reason, it just doesn't turn out right. Hopefully she won't give up and this one will turn out right.

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Vivian Araullo 3 years ago

MM, it;s me again! I have a slightly healthier version of leche flan...substitute milk with soy milk. The flan comes out slightly tofu-like, and lighter. I tried to make one with just tofu but it didn't turn out quite well...

noelqf 3 years ago

hi! i would like to ask if you could specify the amount of ingridients coz there are three kinds of cans of condensed milk. thank you. id like to make leche flan coz my kids love it. we alyas buy at the store so i would like to make it myself so i could save a bit. and to make use of my native chickens egg which i have plenty of it

just ME 3 years ago

i dont have any idea on how to cook leche flan until i browsed the net and found this recipe. it was my first time then and was really nervous since i will be serving this dessert for christmas. while cooking, i have the net infront of me to follow the step by step procedure. when i served the dessert, my friends told me that my leche flan was perfect and didn't expect them to love my leche flan since it was first time experiment. anyhow, thank you for the recipe...your recipe is the perfect recipe i have found for leche flan...

mercy 3 years ago

thanks for the recipe! i love leche flan.i like the presentation but the music is too loud!the music is unnecessary!

Eddz 3 years ago

...thanks a bunch for sharing such delicious recipe with demo, but i would like to suggest that a background music is not necessary...

mm, keep it up the good spirit of sharing...

nemia 3 years ago

nice recipe, i will try this next week... thanks for sharing.... god bless...

doctorloanusa 3 years ago

Wow, good to see the Filipino version of this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

egbert 3 years ago

thank you for this page. it had satisfied my needs.

kliezel 3 years ago

wow leche flan is my favorite dessert of one of my favorite food in my whole life

ehehehehehehehehehehehehe

?mimingatz kau lagi guyz , wav yah ol , muahmuahmuah tsup?

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Cindy Lietz 3 years ago

Yumm!! I would like to try that! Thanks for the tip on melting the sugar. I have always stirred it instead of swirling the pan. That is probably why I ended up with crystals and hot spots where the sugar burnt in the pan!

jec 3 years ago

chill!

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SweetiePie Level 6 Commenter 3 years ago

Wonderful recipe! Thanks for sharing.

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Angela Harris 3 years ago

A friend from Chile introduced me to flan and gave me her recipe. For custard or caramel fans, it can't be beat.

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Karen Ellis Level 1 Commenter 3 years ago

I have had this before. It's delicious.

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MM Del Rosario Hub Author 3 years ago

Hi Ripplemaker---nice of you to drop by, it's my favourite dessert too. its actually a comfort food for me and it reminds me of home....

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ripplemaker Level 6 Commenter 3 years ago

I love leche flan!!! It is one of my favorite desserts. :) thanks for sharing this recipe.

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wellness5 3 years ago

Rich and sweet - the Google ads reflect that too - 'how to lose belly fat" LOL

Looks like a great recipe though - I shall try it.

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MM Del Rosario Hub Author 3 years ago

Hi Lisa and Patty - thanks for dropping by, and the photo looks good and it is really a tempting dessert.

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LisaG 3 years ago

Yes, the photo does look good.

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Patty Inglish, MS Level 7 Commenter 3 years ago

This is a delicious recipe and the photo at the top of the Hub looks very nice. Thumbs up!

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