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Puto Flan

Course Cupcake
Cuisine Filipino

Ingredients

For Caramel Syrup:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup water

For Leche Flan:

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 can condensed milk

For Puto:

  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 pack MAYA Original “Fluffy n’ Tasty” Hotcake Mix 200g

Instructions

  • Prepare puto molds by lightly brushing insides with melted butter. Set aside.
  • Prepare the steamer by boiling the water on the bottom part of the steamer and covering the steamer cover with cheese cloth (katcha).

For Caramel Syrup:

  • In a small-sized heavy duty pot, melt the sugar together with cream of tartar. Once sugar is melted and caramelized, add water until the caramel is fully dissolved. Set aside.
  • Scoop 1/8 teaspoon of caramel syrup into the puto molder and set aside.

For the Leche Flan:

  • In a bowl, mix egg yolks and condensed milk well. Sift the mixture twice to smoothen the leche flan mixture.
  • Scoop 1 to 2 tablespoon/s of the leche flan mixture and pour into the prepared puto molder.
  • Steam the leche flan for 6 to 7 minutes. Remove the upper part of the steamer and let it cool.

For the puto:

  • Combine egg, oil, milk, and hotcake mix together and mix well.
  • Pour the puto mixture on top of the leche flan, filling the molds almost full.
  • Steam on low heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until the puto flan is cooked. Remove the puto from the steamer and let it cool.
  • Transfer the puto flan in a plate and serve.