Ube Halaya (Purple Yam Jam)
Make this easy and fresh ube halaya recipe for your next ube dessert. It will give all your ube desserts a natural ube flavor.
- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp ube powder
- 11/2 c boiling water
- 4 tbsp evaporated milk
- 4 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
In a heat safe mixing bowl, combine the ube powder and boiling water. Whisk the powder and cover with a lid. Leave to soak in the water for 20 minutes.
- 2
Whisk the ube mixture again to incorporate all the water and hydrated ube in the bowl. Add the contents into a saucepan over medium heat.
- 3
Bring to a simmer and continue to whisk for an additional 10 minutes or until the texture has the consistency of a thick apple sauce. Here's how it should look.
- 4
Remove the pan from the heat and add the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and vanilla extract.
- 5
Bring the pan back onto the heat over medium-high and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low and continue to stir to prevent the bottom from burning. Cook for another 10 minutes or until the ube halaya turns into a thick paste. Here's how the final texture should look.
- 6
Transfer the ube halaya into a jar and let rest until cool to serve or use as an ingredient.