Leche Flan
Sensuous… luscious.. seductive… heavenly this is how I describe these leche flans I made. For years of eating this calorific classic dessert, I finally attempted to do it.
I can’t even remember when was the last time my sister made leche flan. She was the one who had the leche flan bug and I did cakes. For years I have eaten different variations…. soggy… too sweet…caramel too syrupy or bitter. Sometimes yes I get lucky to have tasted good ones.
It was even a fashion here among Filipino parties, chiffon cakes topped with leche flan.
ThenMarket Manila posted a week before Christmas a series on classic Filipino recipes. One of course is his leche flan that is made of carabao’s milk. Am sure it is so creamy. I can imagine it as I used to eat a lot of ice cream made of ORGANIC BUFALLO MILK.
So I have to settle for what I could find. Rambutan’s
Surprise Flan sounded too tempting. Surprise because she added cream cheese. The photo above is Rambutan’s recipe.
As you see am the kind who wants to test different variations so I attempted Celia Kusinera’sTraditional Leche Flan
.Hers has more egg yolks and vanilla.
As for the caramel it can be from honey gold to reddish amber, your choice but DO NOT BURN IT. It will be bitter. As for my first attempt they turned out almost perfect except that I burned my finger while doing the caramel.
Hi, hopped from Knoizki’s.
God, your blog is just so sinful with all yummylicious food… whoosh.
Coolish. Have fun.
Hi Sha,
Wow! Any left over? I can’t wait to make my own as well.. very rich and sophisticated flan..go girl!
Leche flan is one that will make every fiestas, bdays, holiday season & anniversaries complete. Supahhh-palatable & just one of my favoooourites, to hell with diabetes. Two of my sis couldn’t master this simple-looking dessert that we always ende up having macaroni salad instead which I never really enjoy.
Sad to hear for your burnt finger. Hey, let me suck ’em. 😉
Hey Sha,
thanks for dropping by my blog. I love yours, esp the leche flan! yummmmmmm. I can’t find info about you on your blog. where are you living?
have a great day
hey Sha, sarap talaga ng leche flan. i like the creamy one with
syrupy caramel.
The photo is seducing me… *make me, eat me*
Looks great Sha. I’ve attempted it once about 2 years ago – i wanted to impress my soon to be mother-in-law. She said it was lovely but i’m not convinced. I found it too creamy (i’ve used evap milk i think) and too sweet.
This looks like the real mccoy!
I am definitely gonna try Stel’s one. Your pictures are gorgeous! Really makes me want to lick my computer screen. Hehehe! 😉
sha.
katakam-katam naman ang iyong leche flan!
btw, you should try des’ recipe…very creamy!!
my gosh! tulo laway ko! how I wish I can cook like you. That’s one thing my mom haven’t taught me because of a skin ailment when I was a teener. What I learned from her was needlecraft and being VAIN, hehehe…thank’s for dropping by.
ME want one! I will try to do leche flan one of these days..Hopefully ( crossing my fingers) it will be just right.
Hi Sha, this looks sooooo yummy! Like Celia, it makes me want to lick the monitor!
looks really yummy ate sha ..now i am going to make some of these
yum
wow leche plan of ate sha2 is great. although i havn’t tasted it it looks very very delicious. i hope i can taste it soon.
yum.yum.yum
That looks so delicious Sha! Mmmmmm… I get a toothache just by looking at it. Hehehe! 🙂
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hintay ko fedex mo laman leche flan ha?:D
Darleng,
You’re lucky because you can get Pinoy foods just about anywhere in your place. Where we live has mostly “communist” diet (salt and pepper, sausages and others that i’m not familiar of). We should always go to huge grocery stores if we want different spices other than the common ones. My Malaysian friend brought me “buttered chicken” one night with sweet and thick soy sauce which she gets from London whenever she and her hubby go for a vacation. Goulash is one of Ceskie’s favorite (I think).. but their meals are usually plain potato and plain meat, Or stewed with little bit of meat. Chinese foods here are usually salty (they use too much salt which me and hubby don’t like). Pastries and baking goodies are nice, They have this “PITOY” shaped pastry that looks funny but is actually taste great.
Just recently we found a Mexican restaurant which is right next to this huge grocery store (Tesco – wich I think is the biggest here in Praha). So every Friday (Our grocery shopping day) We have Mexican food for supper. Then the rest of the week is just me experimenting in the kitchen.
Anyway, I saw a package of Mongo beans at Tesco. I am thinking of soaking Mongos with water for whole night to make bean sprout? Your leche flan looks so good.
Sensuous… luscious.. seductive… OOOHHH YEAH…NAGLALAWAY AKO! HA HA
lol! Stel and CeliaK started a flan fest. I made some just the other day too. My oldest daughter and I ate the whole thing in two sittings! *burp* 🙂
sha,
i followed your advice and saw the this…lalo lang akong nasabik! 🙁 if i probably have extra time to make this, i would. kaso with all the packing happening around me, i’d rather ask des to make it hehe
ASHA & GERALD welcome great to see you here I can see both of you drooling! 😉
AVIVA: welcome to you to.. am still working on this web page, links, about me etc. am bloggin from Greece for the moment soon I might start moving again!
XTINE: about time even Jmom did hers.. we are having a leche flan fest….
RHADA I laready begged Des to send me her recipe…
JUSTICE: Rhads said Des make fantastic flans… she should make you lots to give you all the energy when packing!
KNOIZKI: no pain no gain, I Have my share of accidents but fail and get up!
LUCHIE: dont think of calories hahha creamy leche flans are heavenly
MAE: Try with lemon both flans I made have condensed milk but am sure you can control it.. LESSEN THE MILK IF YOU NEED TO..
MARIE: ah vanity dear is not a sin…but at least nasa manila ka marami makagawa ng leche flan para sa yo no???
CELIA: you and stel started this… I got the bug simple
KEIKO: Thanks I lick my screen whenever I go to yr page!
DUKE: if you dont have an oven STEAMER WILL DO
CHEH: punta na lang ako sa muchen I will do this for you and Seb.. ok no need of fed ex
CHARLES: let me know when u need help and i can guide you ok
DAFFODILS salamat day ha lami gyud ni
DL: you are going to be a creative cook if u cant find things you need ADAPT LANG thats the way.
but if u badly want something let me know ok
Sha,
I baked Custard cake the other day. God, the flan topping was a disaster kaya I’m not going to post it on my blog. I’ll try to make the same cake with Celia’s Flan recipe.
ahh…kaya pala nagtanong ka tungkol don sa leche flan. na-endorse pala dito nina rhada en justice ang aking recipe. hehe…*feeling chikat daw ba* well, you be the judge when you do try mine out. enjoy! 🙂
I love, love, love leche flan in all its syrupy delight! Got to taste it only last December during our Filipino-Swiss Christmas party. And, yeah, I also got to buy a big slice at a Turkish resto in Kiev, Ukraine. Yum, yum.
As usual, your food photos are great.
I love my Lola’s leche flan. 🙂 I havne’t tried making this because I’m sure I’ll mess up the recipe haha!
oh that looks SO good!! Flan is one of my favorite desserts. Any time it is on the menu, it becomes MINE. I love it with Pandan leaf as well. Another taste but delicious!
Bravo!
oh my! sarap ng leche flan mo…
[…] I have been wanting to do this for a long time but I had to wait when I needed the egg yolks. After making those scrumptious flans I had a lot of egg whites. […]
That looks perfect for your first every attempt! Can’t imagine what variations you will concoct on future forays into leche flan heaven…
Ma Sarap! Dis is very good, i am baking it apter super. Tank u for resipee, i am bad englais
Nakakatakam nman!
can you help me about my reseach in leche plan?