Purple Yam Ube Powder

Ube Powder This ube powder can perfectly serve as a basis for your own created Purple Yam or as the basis for cakes, ice cream and various other types of desserts.

Ube root

The root is a tuber-like crop also known as yam. The Ube root comes from Africa and Asia. The tubers vary in size. The Purple jam is used in various desserts, there are also different types of ice cream with purple jam and in combination with coconut. In the Philippines it is also available as halayá. This is some kind of jam. One of the dishes in which ube is used is the very popular halo-halo dessert from the Philippines. This is a shaved ice dessert with fresh fruit, purple jam, cream, condensed milk and coconut.

Recipe 1

• 1 pack 115 grams of Giron's Powdered Ube
• 4 Cups water for rehydration
• 1 can 370 ml Evaporated milk
• 1 can 300 ml Condensed milk
• 1/2 of 3/4 cups sugar or as desired
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine

How to prepare:

• Soak powdered ube in water or simmer mixture until rehydrated.
• Add evaporated milk, condensed milk and sugar.
• Mix thoroughly until smooth.
• Pour in cooking pan preferably non-stick and cook over low flame for at least 30 minutes.
• Stir constantly until mixture forms into a thick paste or to desired consistency.
• Add the vanilla or pandan or grated lime and the butter or margarine anytime during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Serves 20 either as dessert or as filling for pies, siopao or hopia.

Recipe 2

• For cakes, ice cream, halo-halo and other preparations, simmer powdered ube and water mixture until proper rehydration is achieved.
• Add sugar, dairy, butter or other ingredients to taste or as necessary.
• Cook for at least 20 minutes over low flame and to desired consistency.
• For cake or ice cream, add to cake or ice cream mix then follow usual directions for baking cake or making ice cream.
• For halo-halo, pour on top like a cream before serving the halo-halo.
• Use for 1 medium size cake or 2 gallons of ice cream

Ingredients:

100% Ube powder.

Also know as: Purple Yam Powder
Country of origin: Philippines
Brand: Miki's
Code: 4809010588197
Content: 100 gr