Fudgy Ube Brownies
Easy, homemade brownies made with ube extract, ube halaya, and white chocolate.

- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 9 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 4 oz white chocolate
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 3 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ube extract
- ¼ cup ube halaya
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp flaky salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).
- 2
Prepare a 8x8 baking pan by greasing it and covering it with parchment paper.
- 3
Brown the butter. Heat butter over medium heat until it melts. Then lower the heat to low and cook until brown bits appear.
- 4
Put the white chocolate into a bowl. Pour the browned butter over the top. Stir until all the chocolate melts. Set aside.
- 5
Combine sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, ube extract, ube halaya jam, and salt in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, whisk until it becomes a fluffy, light purple color (~5-10 minutes).
- 6
Add the white chocolate mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix until incorporated.
- 7
Add the all purpose flour and gently fold it into the mixture.
- 8
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
- 9
Bake for 20 minutes.
- 10
Take out the brownies and tap on the counter to release air bubbles. Optional: Sprinkle flaky salt on top of the brownies.
- 11
Put them back in the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes.
- 12
Let the brownies cool for 20 minutes in the pan before cutting into them.