Filipino-style Leche Flan (Egg Custard)

For those who love egg custard, this time we want to share the recipe for the traditional Filipino-style egg custard that is popular among Filipino people.

To make this egg custard, you don't need a lot of ingredients. You only need sugar, egg yolks, condensed milk, fresh milk, and a little salt.

Ingredients

Sugar, 2 bowls (32 tablespoons) and water for caramelizing the sugar, 8 tablespoons
12 egg yolks
Condensed milk, 2 bowls (32 tablespoons)
Fresh milk, 2 bowls (32 tablespoons)
A little salt

Step-by-step instructions

1. When caramelizing the sugar, choose a thick-bottomed pan to avoid scorching. Put the sugar and water into the pan and let it caramelize. You don't need to stir it with a spoon, but you should swirl the pan by its handle.

Once the sugar syrup turns amber in color, you can remove it from the heat.

2. Quickly pour the resulting sugar syrup into a small heat-resistant bowl that you have prepared beforehand.

Since the sugar syrup will harden once it cools down, you need to work quickly.

3. Add water to the steamer pot and start heating it.

In a bowl, beat the egg yolks.

4. Add the condensed milk and fresh milk to the beaten egg yolks and mix well. Then add a little salt and stir gently again. (Avoid stirring roughly to prevent bubbles from forming.)