PHILIPPINE'S LECHE FLAN 
Caramel:

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water

Custard:

12 egg yolks
1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tbsp. vanilla

In a large bowl, combine all custard ingredients. Stir lightly when mixing to prevent bubbles or foam from forming. Strain slowly while pouring caramel lined flan mold.

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Cover mold with tin foil. Put molds into a bigger tray filled with water.

Bake in oven for one hour or until mixture is firm. cool before unmolding on a platter.

**One of the ingredients of our famous Halo-Halo dessert

Put sugar and water in a saucepan. Caramelize in medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour into flan molds or custard cups, tilting the mold to make sure the whole surface (about less than 1 cm) is covered. The more caramel you pour into the molds the sweeter the leche flan.

Put molds in a bigger tray/ baking pan filled with water.

Bake in oven for one hour or until mixture is firm. Cool before unmolding on a platter.

Submitted by: Razielle Dionisio

recipe reviews
Philippine's Leche Flan
 #191286
 Sally Ackerman (Canada) says:
This world has far too many problems to blow gasket on how someone cooks!
   #184115
 Jordan Maurico (Philippines) says:
This leche flan recipe is slightly different than the ones we bought from the Philippines. Much tastier, the sweetness is just right and my kids loved it. Kudos to you!

CREAMY LECHE FLAN
   #164917
 Melissa (Florida) says:
Tried it, my Filipino husband said it tasted to much like egg but brought it in to work and everyone loved it. My coworker even asked for the recipe. Thank you!!
 #164602
 LEAH says:
I'm going to try this version, I always end up with the carmelized sugar hard and it sticks to the lanera.

About Salt saling, maybe if the owner of this recipe mentioned something like MY VERSION of Leche Flan instead of just naming it "Philippines leche flan" he/she probably wont be as upset? Just sayin.
 #164437
 Razielle (Philippines) says:
Wow, after more than a decade from the time I posted this recipe, didn't know that it can get to this heated debate. Just to share, my love for baking started when I joined an org in high school and was probably the time when I posted this recipe. Thank you for all those who have tried this :)
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 Rachel Overholt (United States) says:
Ok recipe. A bit confusing. I'm half filipino and here is my fullblood filipino mama's version :)

First cut all your ingredients in half :)
Preheat oven to 325°F while preparing a large dish of 1/2 full tap water (place in oven, this should be sufficient time to heat through as you are preparing)

Meanwhile on stovetop, in small saucepan, make your caramel , you're correct in 1 full cup sugar with a 1/2 cup of water only, on medium.high heat as sugar will liquify and harden quickly, once dissolved and almost brown quickly POUR caramel into mold or custard cups lining just the bottom, sugar will harden at room temp, set aside.

Now mix the remaining 1/2'd ingredients and using a large medium strainer with a unused 12 cup coffee filter slowly pour mixture into the caramelized mold you prepared above.

NOW you carefully place the mold into steamed water, bake for one hour or until a butter knife inserted in one part of the mold comes out clean.

Invert onto a large dinner plate, enjoy :)!
   #143151
 Boyet na Boyet (Philippines) says:
Huwag po tayong masyadong sensitibo mga kapamilya, kapuso at mga kalecheplan diyan. Relax lang po tayo! Group hug! Hehe...
 #143147
 Boyet na Boyet (Philippines) says:
Dito natin masasabi na ang karamihan sa ating mga Pilipino ay sobrang sensitibo. Wala naman talagang nabanggit na masama si Salit pero yung mga bweltang batikos sa kanya ay medyo may kasobrahan. Kailangan na po tayong matutong tumanggap ng mga ganitong komento. Leche Flan palang yan pagaawayan na natin, eh ano pa kung malaking bagay yan hehehe...Group hug na lang po kayo! ;)))
   #136078
 Thesa (Ohio) says:
I am cooking my second batch now. I have been looking for another way to cook Leche Flan without steaming. I don't have a steamer and baking is my only option. The results are great and much easier. I did add evaporated milk into it though, and it works great too. Thanks for the recipe.
 #133692
 Ginger (Texas) says:
The behavior of sali't saling to castigate the person who published her recipe is obnoxious. You can suggest an alternative and state this recipe was when the philippines did not have ovens. So Ms. Salit Saling throw your bad attitude out and show the graciousness of the Filipinos. It is you who hasn't learned from your elders.
 #133027
 HawaiianFilipina (California) says:
Technically you are not baking it. It uses the same concept of the steam because it is covered in baking pan of water which is cooked with steam (just in an oven).
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 Superfun (Australia) says:
It was sooo awesome when I tried it! But it did not stand for me, it was so annoying but so yummy!!!
 #122825
 Ken (Australia) says:
Blah blah blah. It doesnt matter the way you cook it. Ano ba kayo naghahanap ako ng maayos na recipe tapos mgtatalo talo pa kayo. mga nausukan lang kayo ng bus sa ibang bansa iba na ang hangin. O baka bus lang aa manila eh may eh eh na. Ok magbabate pa ako ng itlog ko. Buset.
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 Gypsy282000 (North Carolina) says:
This recipe is kinda similar to what I do. My mom makes the best leche flan for me and she taught me how to make it when I was 12yrs old. Now as I grew older I made my own version. And what I know of, leche flan can be done in so so many ways. It all depends on how you want it to be. No one is suppose to criticize anybody just because that person is doing the modern way of making leche flan. Who are you to criticize? If you don't like the procedure of one person? Then so what? That person is making it for a simple reason that she enjoys it and if she's sharing it then just be grateful that there are people who shares their own recipes. So if you can't say something nice? Keep it to yourself and make yourself believe you're better (make a fool of yourself). I wanna let Ms. Razielle to know she did a good job. Keep on doing the passion for cooking/baking. Do it using your heart 'cause that's the only way to come up with a good recipe.
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 FilipinAm (Nebraska) says:
I searched through the recipes and found this the closest to what I learned in both Cavite and Ilocos Norte. Since I also make Creme Brulee, I can appreciate the oven steam bath method. While I have the luxury of cooking the flan either bake or steam, baking is more convenient for my lifestyle. If my stove is occupied, why not use the oven? Minsan, sobrang "traditional"ang pagiisip na hindi natin iniisip yung practical. Hindi magagalit o magmumulto ang mga lolo at lola ko dahil hindi ko ipinasteam ko yung leche flan ko. LOL naman, o?

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