Best Ube Dessert Recipes

Looking for the best ube dessert recipes? Check out this list of easy ube dessert recipe ideas, from traditional Filipino ube desserts to modern fusion ube treats!

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• What is ube?
• 1. Ube Layer Cake
• 2. Ube Cheesecake
• 3. Ube Brownies
• 4. Ube Buttercream
• 5. Ube Donuts
• 6. Ube White Chocolate Chip Cookies
• 7. Ube Brownie Mochi
• 8. Ube Macaroons
• 9. Purple Ube Fudge
• 10. No-Churn Ube Ice Cream
• 11. Ube Crinkle Cookies
• 12. Ube Sweet Potato Pie
• 13. Ube Butter Mochi
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This collection has the best ube recipes to suit your every need! These delicious purple desserts are great for every season and work perfectly for holiday treats like a Christmas ube dessert or a spooky purple Halloween ube snack.

They're perfect for potlucks and introducing your friends and family to the delicious flavour of ube.

This list has everything from quick no-churn ube ice cream to stunning purple ube layer cakes!

Featuring ube desserts with ube halaya jam, ube extract, fresh ube or even ube powder - there are so many tasty ube dessert ideas here.

What is ube?

Ube is a purple yam that is popular in Filipino cuisine. It is often used to make desserts and sweet treats.

For baking purposes, ube can come in the form of an extract, jam, paste or powder as well as the purple yam itself.

1. Ube Layer Cake

Layers of deliciously soft ube cake, frosted and filled with creamy ube buttercream for a stunning purple colour. This elegant ube cake is impressive yet surprisingly easy to make! Top with shredded coconut for natural sprinkles or drizzle with warmed ube jam for even more ube flavour.

2. Ube Cheesecake

A creamy ube cheesecake with a coconut cookie base, this simple ube cheesecake is a no-bake ube recipe perfect for all occasions. Made with ube extract it's also a super easy ube dessert recipe!

3. Ube Brownies

Gooey fudgy ube brownies are full of nutty ube flavour and stuffed with creamy white chocolate chips. They're soft bites of ube made using ube extract for an easy one-bowl ube dessert recipe.

4. Ube Buttercream

Turn any dessert into an ube dream with this simple American-style ube buttercream. Made using ube extract, this ube frosting is perfect for cupcakes, cakes, cookies and more! It's also an easy ube filling recipe for macarons and sandwich cookies.

5. Ube Donuts

These baked ube doughnuts are a delicious homemade ube treat with a creamy ube frosting.

6. Ube White Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Ube White Chocolate Chip Cookies are a Filipino American fusion baking triumph! It’s an easy ube baking recipe that makes delicious cookies!

7. Ube Brownie Mochi

This Ube Brochi yields a delicious, sweet and chewy mochi brownie. It uses real ube (purple yam), glutinous rice flour, all made in one bowl!

8. Ube Macaroons

A can of ube-flavoured condensed milk transforms classic flourless cookies into head-turning purple ube macaroons dipped in white chocolate.

9. Purple Ube Fudge

Ube fudge is a delicious treat with the unique taste of purple sweet potatoes and white chocolate. It is also quick and easy to make.

10. No-Churn Ube Ice Cream

This no-churn Ube Ice Cream features homemade ube halaya with heavy cream and condensed milk. It is made with real ube jam, without ube extract. It's a family-favourite Filipino ube dessert!

11. Ube Crinkle Cookies

Ube Crinkle Cookies are a twist to chocolate crinkles and are perfect for holiday baking. They are fluffy and colourful with delicious ube!

12. Ube Sweet Potato Pie

This beautiful purple sweet potato pie is made from the vegetable ube and is so creamy and delicious! It is also dairy free.

13. Ube Butter Mochi

Decadent, chewy, and beautiful to look at ube butter mochi. Great for a sweet treat any time of the day and any season!

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