Pastillas de Leche
Pastillas de leche are Filipino candies made with milk and sugar. These sweet treats are soft, creamy, and great for holiday gift-giving!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr
- Yield
- 40 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 cups fresh milk (carabao or whole cow's milk)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon lime or calamansi zest
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup full cream powdered milk
Instructions
- 1
In a wide, nonstick skillet over low heat, combine milk and 2/3 cup of the sugar, and stir until sugar is dissolved.
- 2
Cook, regularly stirring and scraping sides and bottom of the pan, for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until milk is reduced and mixture turns into a thin paste.
- 3
Add lime zest and stir to combine.
- 4
Add butter and powdered milk and stir until smooth and well combined.
- 5
Continue to cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to pull from sides of the pan and turns into a soft dough.
- 6
Transfer mixture into a lightly oiled plate and allow to cool to touch.
- 7
Divide mixture into about 40 portions and roll each portion into logs of about 1-inch long.
- 8
Roll pastillas in the remaining 1/3 cup sugar until fully coated.
- 9
Wrap individually in Japanese paper.