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How to make "Pastillas" INTODRUCTION: Pastillas de Leche is a soft and milky candy loved by Filipinos for generations. The name is derived from the Spanish words pastillas (pills) and leche (milk). It started off as a simple dessert cooked by local farmers. The original recipe uses fresh carabao's milk, sugar, and citrus zest. Pastillas, sometimes called pastillas de leche, are a milky, chewy candy from the Philippines. Some recipes call for reducing fresh milk with cornstarch until it is very thick. Traditionally, pastillas are made from carabao, or water buffalo milk and white sugar. Pastillas de Leche are now more commonly made from a combination of cow milk, condensed milk, sugar, and/or powdered milk . ...