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Leche Asada
Chilean baked milk-and-egg custard scented with vanilla and cinnamon over a layer of caramel.
About Leche Asada
Leche asada is a Chilean baked milk-and-egg dessert related to flan but set directly in the oven. This profile follows Chilean author Silvana Venegas's cinnamon-scented family version, with a separate sugar-and-water caramel.
Milk and egg create a mild custard base, with vanilla and cinnamon adding a familiar warm aroma. The caramel contributes a darker toasted sweetness that runs through the chilled dessert.
It sets into a pale golden custard beneath a glossy brown caramel layer. Direct oven heat leaves the body lightly aerated and softly firm rather than uniformly silky like a bain-marie flan.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Leche Asada
Silvana Cocina's Chilean Leche Asada with Cinnamon.
- Whole milkCustard base
- Granulated sugarCustard sweetness and caramel
- EggsCustard setting
- Vanilla essenceSweet aromatic
- Cinnamon stickWarm aromatic seasoning
- WaterMoistens the caramel sugar
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Whole milk:
- Granulated sugar:
- Eggs:
- Vanilla essence: . Broader vanilla route; the source does not provide the purchased essence formula
- Cinnamon stick:
- Water:
Origins & food traditions
La Tercera presents Silvana Venegas's recipe among classic Chilean desserts and records its direct oven method, complete ingredient list and family variation context. Gourmet Chile independently explains that direct baking gives leche asada its toasted flavour and aerated texture, distinguishing it from bain-marie flan.
Countries
- Chile
- ChileCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Chilean Cuisine
- Chilean CuisineCatalogue link pending review