Have you heard of Ube Ice Cream yet? If you haven’t, you’re in for a real treat! The wonderful thing about food is that there are always new cuisines to discover, and this particular treat hails from Southeast Asia, more specifically, the Philippines. Ube, also called a purple yam, is a tuber much like a regular yam or sweet potato. They are usually a vivid purple or lavender in color. Ube has a fairly mild, almost herbal or floral flavor to it. Plus, it makes a perfect (and colorful) base for ice cream! In fact, Filipinos use ube in cakes, cookies, jellies and jams. Ube may be hard to find in some countries, but you can purchase cooked or mashed ube or dehydrated ube powder. This recipe is an easy intro to ube using basic ice cream ingredients. Let’s get started!
Have you heard of Ube Ice Cream yet? If you haven’t, you’re in for a real treat! The wonderful thing about food is that there are always new cuisines to discover, and this particular treat hails from Southeast Asia, more specifically, the Philippines. Ube, also called a purple yam, is a tuber much like a regular yam or sweet potato. They are usually a vivid purple or lavender in color. Ube has a fairly mild, almost herbal or floral flavor to it. Plus, it makes a perfect (and colorful) base for ice cream! In fact, Filipinos use ube in cakes, cookies, jellies and jams. Ube may be hard to find in some countries, but you can purchase cooked or mashed ube or dehydrated ube powder. This recipe is an easy intro to ube using basic ice cream ingredients. Let’s get started!
Have you heard of Ube Ice Cream yet? If you haven’t, you’re in for a real treat! The wonderful thing about food is that there are always new cuisines to discover, and this particular treat hails from Southeast Asia, more specifically, the Philippines. Ube, also called a purple yam, is a tuber much like a regular yam or sweet potato. They are usually a vivid purple or lavender in color. Ube has a fairly mild, almost herbal or floral flavor to it. Plus, it makes a perfect (and colorful) base for ice cream! In fact, Filipinos use ube in cakes, cookies, jellies and jams. Ube may be hard to find in some countries, but you can purchase cooked or mashed ube or dehydrated ube powder. This recipe is an easy intro to ube using basic ice cream ingredients. Let’s get started!
Ingredients
- 1 cup ube (mashed or reconstituted from powder)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Prep: 20M
Cook: 20M
Ready In: 40M
- Combine milk and sugar in a saucepan and simmer until sugar is fully dissolved into the milk. Remove from heat.
- Mix in the mashed ube and heavy whipping cream. Add vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
- Puree the mixture in a blender until smooth.
- Pour the ice cream mixture through a sieve to separate any lumps of ube. Discard the solids.
- Cover the ube ice cream mixture and chill in the refrigerator for two hours or in the freezer for one hour.
- Pour chilled ube ice cream mixture into the chilled bowl of an ice cream maker and churn for 10 to 15 minutes or per manufacturer instructions. Chill and serve!
Nutritional Info
Per Serving:
280 calories; 16.1g fat; 10g saturated fat; 0g trans fat; 33.1g carbohydrates; 1.3g fiber; 3.5g protein; 59mg cholesterol; 32mg sodium; 18.9g sugar; 6 servings.Full nutrition guideYou May Also Like
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Nutritional Info
Per Serving:
280 calories; 16.1g fat; 10g saturated fat; 0g trans fat; 33.1g carbohydrates; 1.3g fiber; 3.5g protein; 59mg cholesterol; 32mg sodium; 18.9g sugar; 6 servings.Full nutrition guide
