
How To Make Leche Flan With Lemon
This leche flan is a classic favorite Filipino dessert made with caramel and added with the zesty taste of lemon. This creamy dessert is irresistible.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupgranulated sugar
- 12large egg yolks
- 14ozsweetened condensed milk
- 340gevaporated milk
- 1tsplemon extract
- 6cupsboiling water,for water bath
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Heat a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add the granulated sugar and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar melts into an amber-colored caramel for 5 to 6 minutes.
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Reduce the heat to low and stir until the sugar is fully melted.
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Remove the pan from the heat and carefully pour the caramel into a 9×5-inch loaf pan. Let the caramel cool for 5 minutes while you make the custard.
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Add the egg yolks and condensed milk to a large bowl and whisk to combine then add the evaporated milk and lemon extract and whisk to incorporate.
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Pour the custard into the pan with the caramel. Cover the pan with foil.
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Set the loaf pan in a 9×13-inch baking dish and carefully pour the boiling water into the baking dish, taking care not to splash any into the flan.
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Carefully transfer to the oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the flan is fully set.
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Remove the flan from the oven, lift the loaf pan from the water bath, and let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate overnight.
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When ready to serve, run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the flan, then invert onto a platter, slice, and serve.
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Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 1072.47kcal
- Fat:Â 14.30g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.11g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 5.19g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.34g
- Carbohydrates:Â 232.18g
- Fiber:Â 0.02g
- Sugar:Â 231.01g
- Protein:Â 10.87g
- Cholesterol:Â 305.87mg
- Sodium:Â 129.42mg
- Calcium:Â 292.19mg
- Potassium:Â 345.39mg
- Iron:Â 0.97mg
- Vitamin A: 161.50µg
- Vitamin C:Â 2.39mg
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