Ube Halaya Recipe, is a Filipino dessert made from boiled and mashed purple yam or they called it in the Philippines as “Ube”. The texture is a little chewy and creamy, and the flavor of the Ube should stand out. Heat a cooking pot then put-in the butter and let it melt. Add the condensed milk then stir well.
Hi Bold Bakers! Ube halaya jam, purple yam jam, halayang ube, or simply ube jam — whatever you choose to call it, it’s absolutely delicious and the key ingredient in many Asian desserts! The wonderfully colored yam, a relative to our more familiar sweet potatoes, is a popular ingredient in the Philippines.
Halayang Ube (Ube Halaya) is a classic Filipino delicacy made of purple yam, coconut milk, and butter. Creamy, cheesy, and topped with golden latik, it’s delicious as a snack or dessert. Since frozen grated purple yam was on sale last weekend, I decided to stock up on a few packages and re-shoot the ube recipes I have on the blog.
The cooking process is relatively straightforward and only uses one pot: You cook ube, sugar, and coconut milk low and slow until the halaya resembles a jam. Once that happens, toss in a knob of butter and a pinch of salt and cook the mixture until it becomes thick and viscous. That’s it!