A seasoning that is both a versatile ingredient and a dessert in its own right.
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UBE HALAYA. PURPLE YAM JAM. Filipino famous purple dessert
Serious Eats / Rezel Kealoha
Ube halaya or purple yam yam (try saying that three times in a row!) is a sweet spread made from ube butter sugar and a combination of evaporated milk sweetened condensed milk or coconut milk. Vibrantly dark purple thick and creamy and slightly nutty it’s a versatile ingredient in Filipino cuisine. It can be spread on toast swirled into a cake added to ice cream blended into halo-halo topped with grated cheese or latik (crunchy coconut curd) or enjoyed on its own.
Ube is a purple yam commonly used in desserts and sweet breads in the Philippines. It is not to be confused with Okinawan sweet potatoes or taro which have different flavors and textures. Although fresh ube is much easier to find in the US either frozen or as a powder. This recipe calls for frozen grated ube which is especially convenient because it is ready to use (comparatively powdered ube can be trickier to work with as it needs to be dissolved in liquid first and textures can vary between brands). However if you are lucky enough to get your hands on fresh ube feel free to use it in place of the frozen ube and see our note below on how to use it.
