Filipino Leche Flan

PREP TIME TOTAL TIME SERVES

20 min
55 min
8

* PLUS overnight cooling and chilling time

A beautiful way to finish off a delicious meal, this custard-like

dessert has a hot caramel top and is made with both sweetened
condensed milk and evaporated milk.

Ingredients Instructions Photo, Ashley Capp. Food styling, Ashley Dento

styling, Rayna Marlee Schwartz.

1 cup
granulated sugar 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Place an 8-in.
round baking dish in a large roasting pan.
1/4 cup
cold
water Boil a kettle of water.

8
egg yolks
2. Stir sugar with cold water in a medium
300 mL can
sweetened condensed saucepan over medium-high. Cover and
milk bring to a boil, without stirring, 3 to 5
min. Remove lid and let mixture boil until
354 mL can
evaporated milk
it turns amber, 5 to 7 min.
1 tsp
vanilla
3. Immediately pour hot caramel into the
bottom of the baking dish. Quickly swirl to
coat bottom evenly. Set aside to let
caramel harden.

4. Beat egg yolks, using a fork, in a

medium bowl. (Avoid beating too hard and
creating frothy bubbles.) Gradually beat in
sweetened condensed milk. Stir in
evaporated milk and vanilla. Strain
mixture through a fine-mesh sieve over
caramel in baking pan.

5. Pour hot water from the kettle into the

roasting pan until it comes one-third up
 roasting pan until it comes one third up
the sides of the dish (be careful not to
splash water into the custard). Bake until
the edge is set but the centre jiggles
slightly when gently shaken, 30 to 35 min.
Transfer baking dish to a wire rack to cool
completely, preferably overnight.

6. To serve, run a paring knife around the

edge of baking dish to loosen the custard.
Set bottom of dish in warm water for 1 min
to loosen caramel. Hold an inverted
serving plate over dish, then quickly flip
plate and dish together to release an onto
plate.

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Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
376,
Protein
10 g,
Carbohydrates
56 g,
Fat
13 g,
Sodium
119 mg.
Excellent source of
Vitamin B12

Kitchen Tip:

To make ahead, cover cooled flan with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 3 days.