Leche Flan
Leche Flan (also known as crème caramel and caramel custard) is a dessert made-up of eggs and milk with a soft caramel on top. This dessert is known throughout the world (especially in Europe) and has been in the dessert menu of most restaurants because of its convenience in preparation and long shelf life. In the Philippines, Leche Flan is the top dessert of all time. During celebrations such as parties and town fiestas, the dining table won’t be complete without it.
I remember the Leche Flan that my Lola Belen makes when I was still living in Las Pinas. It really tasted so rich and heavenly; everyone in our family always requests her to make some on special occasions. As for me, I’m still lucky because my wife knows how to make a good one too (this is actually her recipe). If I did it my way (not the song…please), you might be having Leche Flan that tastes like Egg Pie instead.
Try this most favorite Filipino dessert: Leche Flan.
Ingredients:
10 pieces raw eggs
1 small can condensed milk
1 cup fresh milk (or evaporated milk)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking procedure:
1. Using all the eggs, separate the yolk from the egg white (only egg yolks will be used).
2. Place the egg yolks in a big bowl then beat them using a fork or an egg beater
3. Add the condensed milk and mix thoroughly
4. Pour-in the fresh milk and mix well
5. Put the mold (llanera) on top of the stove and heat using low fire
6. Put-in the granulated sugar on the mold and mix thoroughly until the solid sugar turns into liquid (caramel) having a light brown color
7. Spread the caramel (liquid sugar) evenly on the flat side of the mold
8. Wait for 5 minutes then pour the egg yolk and milk mixture on the mold
9. Cover the top of the mold using an Aluminum foil
10. Steam the mold with egg and milk mixture for 30 to 35 minutes.
11. After steaming, let the temperature cool down then refrigerate
12. Serve during dessert. Share and Enjoy!
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Wow napakasarap naman paborito ko ito thanksss i try ko nga yan bukas haha
i agree with rose try nio grind calamansi skin..dapat yung pinong pino..try nio yan ginagawa ko.
PP,
I made a perfect leche flan because of your recipe !!!!! Thank you so much!!!
kuya thnks for recipe ok nmn yung ginawa ko leche plan,pero tanong kolng kuya ilng minutes pag sa oven at paano kainit yung oven?kasi ginawa ko 300fht,ok lng bh yun..thnk you kuya ang sarap……..
Hello,
I liked your video-leche flan looks yummy and the background song was terific!
I did cook leche flan once in phil. and would like to try making one again. Ah..Walang llnera dito…. can i use silicon cake cases (oven proof) instead of llnera? And Pwede bang oven ang gamitin instead of steamer?
Maraming salamat. God bless You.
hi, nice site,,,i knew this when i downloaded a copy of your pork siomai recipe,,it was a hit!thanks much,, btw,,i’d like to ask if there would be any difference if i will be using microwave oven,,instead of the regular oven in baking? that’s the next thing i want to try ksi eh…thank you so much.God bless.
Kuya
Ang galing mo tlga, this recipe is so easy and perfect. i got every ingredients,but what i need na lang tlga is to get steamer hehe un lang kc ang wla ako. ;(. matanong ko lang po, do u have alternative sa steamer po ba, other than oven?. Im just wondering po kung pede ko gmitin ung alternative na alam nio habang wla pa po akong steamer.. thank u Panlasang pinoy ur the best.
hello po..charap naman hehehe..ask ko lng po kong walang vanilla.ano po pwede ilagay..or pwede po bang ala ng vanilla.
thanks panlasang pinoy nang dahil sa inyo marami na akong natutunang lutuin..sana wag kayong magsawang mag email ng ibat – ibang recipe sa akin..thank you and more power…
sir, ang sasarap po ng mga luto mo… hilig ko din po magluto tulad mo pero ng makita ko yung mga niluluto mas lalo pa po ko ginanahan magluto..iba po kasi ang feeling kapag sinabi nila ang sarap ng pagkain at ang sarap lalo kapag ito’y i-serve sa taong mahal natin at pamilya…thank you po ulit sir sa mga recipes…two hands down for you sir… ingat po lagi
Sir,
paano ba mag costing ng leche flan, gusto ko kaseng magbenta ng mga recipe mo. Saka ang gwapo mo pala kamukha mo si Senator Bong Revilla. Thanks nga pala for posting ng mga recipe nyo and may God bless you for sharing your God given gift. More power. From Quezon Province
maganda at masarap kayalang para po yatang nakalimutan ninyo sabihin kuing gaano karami un asukal? jejeje kc gagayahin ko un ginawa ninyo. thanks
hello po…maraming thanks sa mga posts ninyo…
gusto ko lang po itanong kung meron po kaung suggestion o maiging gawin sa tira white part ng egg na naiwan, marami-rami at sayang naman po kung itatapon lang…
wow. i never thought that leche flan was that easy. yey. one of these days i’ll make one!
D thanks for sharing those recipes! keep it up 
thank you so much for sending me for ur recipe of leche flan ..,
talagang masarap po.
hope you will send me a copy of Bibingka recipes…
you can also add a little bit of water when doing the caramel syrup instead of granulated sugar alone.try for yourself its just an option
i don’t have also steamer at home so i tried using metal pot stand & put it inside the casserol.it just the same.well thank u for this recipe i’ll try this some other time.
wow ang sarap naman nito…gagawin ko to this week… thank you po kuya, mas double measurement lang ang gagawin ko para mas madaming magawa…. hehehehe…
thanks, i’m so happy that i found ur website, for sure madami akong matutunan and the most improtant is matututo akong magluto..
thanks a lot! I HAVE JUST FINISHED MY LECHE FLAN NOW IM FLOWING YOUR RECIPE.!SALAMAT PO
i’ll try to make my own leche flan today…hope ended up and taste like yours bro…
Gosh, Who are you Mr. PP Chef?? I am becoming a fan of this wonderful website. You make this fave. dessert of mine seem easy to do but I tell you I tried many friends recipe of this famous dessert (with matching Grand Marnier liqueur mixture on it) I still cannot find the perfect softness, jiggling jello-ish, juiciness, and richness like the one I had in my Grandma’s barrio fiesta or X’tening when I was a child and I just gave up. I will try all of my favorite pinoy recipes here. Thank You
Hi manong, paano po ba ang paggawa ng leche flan na may macapuno?
hi! i made this yesterday and i realized that it’s too soft… can i put it back in the steamer?
hindi ko pa na-check but just in case lang na diko mahanap, saan pwede bumili ng llanera? sa Filipino store ba? nasa LA California ako…salamat po.
Ang galing ninyo talaga magluto Kuya! I really love the way you serve this luscious dessert. Paborito ko ang leche flan since I was 3 years old.
Dati nagluto ako ng maraming beses pero laging sunog….
Anyway, I’d love to learn more about Filipino dishes! Pinoy Pride! More Power and God Bless!
thanks for the recipe..ilang minutes po ba lahat ang ccoking time?as i noticed kasi its already boiling when you started covering it. while hindi pa kumokolo kasali nabayun sa 35 mins cooking time?o dun kana mag start mag count nang 30mins cooking time after nyu napo na cover? salamat po i find this a site a very helpfull cooking tips!! keep it up!!
hi! =( im not sure if i did it correctly. but i did and followed the ingredients measurement and the procedure.. well, i really haven’t tasted it yet, but when my hubskie, tried to poke the flan, and taste it, he said it taste like egg! did i do something wrong? please reply i need help.. this is my 1st time to make this!
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..hello Mr. Vanjo, sinubukan ko ang luto.. kaso medyo di sha ganun kabuo.. pero yung lasa okay naman.. paano ko ba masusukat if halimbawa na isang lyanera lang ang gagawin kong leche flan?
Looks good! I’ll try this tomorrow <3
pano po ung egg white pwde po isama na lang un???
Thank you po I’m having fun and learning cooking, Mabuhay po ang Panlasang Pinoy.
Hi,
i was wondering, if i can use a cupcake mold in replace of a llanera, will it cook if i steam the flan in it? or should i put it in the oven so it would cook?
any suggestions?
<3,
jaynieBabii
Maraming salamat po. Ang sarap ang recipe sa lecheflan
i love cooking..thanks to this site!! ^_^
ang sarap ng leche flan….ask ko lang po kung pwede ng isama ung egg white kasi sayang naman eh!!!!thanks and more power
Hi, ask ko lang po, pano gumawa ng aditional caramel for my cooked leche flan?
konti lang kc yung caramel nung nagawa kong leche flan eh di lahat natunaw yung karamel sa llanera tumigas lang. gusto ko sana lagyan na lang ng additional na caramel
Please advise…
Thanks..
Inday
Sir, thanks for the recipe, try ko to on my fiance’s brthday. tanong ko lang po, yong pag test sa stick if luto, should I take the flan out from the steamer? or pwede syang tusukin while steaming? thanks po and more power :p
It is so ironic, because I have never been much of an egg eater. But I do like a good Leche Flan. I think every Filipino loves a good Leche Flan especially when you go to a Filipino Party, in almost every Filipino party there’s always for dessert ube and Leche Flan. Someone’s always going to bring or make Leche Flan. I don’t know a Filipino Party that doesn’t have Leche Flan or Ube. Anyways it was my first time to make Leche Flan and I have to say it wasn’t really difficult as I thought it might be, it takes a lot of mixing and stirring and if you have right you will ome up withevery time the most ymmuiest leche flan. Leche Flan is I guess the Filipino version to pie in America. Because I think when we go to a Filipino party that’s the first thing a look for in the dessert category. If a Filipino party doesn’t have it then a Filipino party isn’t just complete without it. I think if it is a birthday party, besides the birthday cake itself I think Leche Flan is one of the most favorite dessert in any Filipino birthday party next to ice cream, ube or fruit salad if they have.
This is such a helpful website both for Filipinos and foreigners alike. I am married to a Mexican woman and we both love cooking. And she asks me to cook certain Filipino foods that she loves. I love your website for that! Keep it up! More power to you.
Mike M
Hello,
Paborito ko po sa lahat ang leche flan. Pero may tanong po ako kase everytime, na magluto ako nito, I exclude the eggwhite kase nagiging foamy po yung labas pag merong egg white, kaya yolks lahat nilalagay ko. Ano po ba yung secret dun? Kase yung iba, nakakapagluto din naman ng leche flan na whole eggs talaga at hindi lang yols, thanks…
Ung saken nasa oven na xD
P
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tinatsa ko lng ung temperature sana di masunog
salamat po sa recipe
salam! a few days ago ko lang nkita ang panlasang pinoy s website, aliw n aliw talaga ako. sa kagaya ko na gustong matutong magluto, perfect talaga ang panlasang pinoy…ang sarap po ng episode nyo n leche flan… thanks a lot and more power po!
pwede din po ba i-mix ang ingredients sa blender?
hi panlasang pinoy,
ask ko lng if pwede mgluto sa oven ng leche flan kaz maliit ung steamer ko eh d kasya ung molder..
I have tried so many leche flan recipes and stopped cooking dahil hindi masarap at creamy … but this “panlasang pinoy” LECHE FLAN is the best! kudos to chef Vanjo! you are truly a blessing to my family!
I’ve tried many version ofleche plan recipes, but this one is the perfect recipe for me. Hurray!I am an employee retiree now, so i have lots of time to cook and bake. Thank you
Can I use fresh milk instead of condense?
hi…. i like the way you cook kasi it so easy to follow. i like panlasang pinoy. more power to you
Thank you sam.
joy, possible na nagkaroon ng bula dahil after mong ilagay sa mold ay nilagay mo agad sa oven. You can prevent that by letting the mixture rest in the mold for a few minutes before baking. Regarding the caramel, make sure to transfer the caramel right away to the mold while it is hot para di tumigas kaagad.
ganun po ba?thank you so much for ur response kuya.maybe,i’ll try again para ma perfect ko na, pero in fairness ok nman po ung lasa, sa presentation lng po nag- failed dahil sa bula.
Again, thank you po at try ko po ung ibang dish.
kaibigan dikaya iniscram mocya ng hinalo mo kc pagmali halo magbubula atmagbubutas butas nga un kung maaari wag mong iangat ang pang mix mo para di mag bubbles.advice lang po.
Hi there Estonia. i think na pwede naman ihalo ang Cinnamon. Please feel free to experiment para lalo pang sumarap ang Leche Flan natin.
Hindi ko na sinala yung leche flan. Para maiwasan ang bula, let the mixture rest first para mawala yung bubbles brought about by mixing (especially kapag electric beater ang gamit). After ensuring na wala nang bubbles, you may start steaming. Hope this helps.
Sheile, I really appreciate the feedback. I’m really happy that it went well with you. Keep on cooking ma’am!
thanks for the recipe! pwede din po gamitin ang coffee or lemon grind instead of vanilla its really delicious.
pwd po bng gumamit ng oven instead of steamer,, wala po kasi kminng steamer, if so, ilang degrees po in celcious?thsnks,, i really love watching panlasang pinoy everytym na mgluluto ako,,=)
wow ang srap naman ng leche flan ty po sa advise
Hi Rowena,
I just saw your message now, I know that it was 2009 pa. But I only found the website last week. Anyways you experiment with flavors ka gaya yung Maja Blanca ginawa ko. Last week kasi I made my first and it turned out ok, so yesterday I decided to make again pero I added pureed bananas, raisins, and cinnamon. It turned out yummy and I think that’s how some food were discovered by experimenting. Well today is my first time to make Leche Flan well I just followed the instruction panlasangpinoy taught. Tapos nagadd ako ng lemon juice it came out also yummy. Yes you can experiment and it is fun to experiment kasi you never know what flavor ang sarap thanmk you.