Ube Brownies
Easy chewy ube brownies with white chocolate chips, made using ube extract.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Fusion
Diet: Low Salt, Vegetarian
Servings: 16 brownies
Calories: 214kcal
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 75 g light brown soft sugar
- 130 g white sugar finely granulated e.g. caster
- 1 egg large
- 2 teaspoon ube extract
- 175 g plain all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch white finely ground powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt optional
- 150 g white chocolate chips
Preheat oven: 180°C / 160°C (fan) / Gas Mark 4 / 350°F
In a large heatproof bowl, melt the butter for 30-50secs in the microwave and beat in the sugars until smooth and thickened.
Thoroughly beat in the egg and ube extract.
Sieve in the flour and cornstarch, stirring until just combined.
Stir in the salt and white chocolate chips.
Pour the brownie mix into a greased and lined 8-inch square pan, smoothing the top gently.
Bake for 20-25mins until there is only a slight wobble in the middle.
Allow your ube brownies to cool fully in the tin before removing and cutting into squares and enjoy!
Storage: Keep ube brownies in an airtight container at room temp. for up to 4 days. For a chewy firm brownie, store them in the fridge instead.
Freezing: You can freeze your ube brownies in an airtight container (or cling film plus foil) for up to 3 months. Defrost then enjoy!
Top tips:
- The cornstarchused in this recipe is a white fine flour, not a yellow coarse flour. However, sometimes this is called cornflour and the yellow version is called cornstarch, e.g. in the UK, so be sure to pick the white one!
- Beat your sugar-butter-egg mixture thoroughly until it’s thickened and comes together to a smooth mixture.
Substitutions:
- You can swap the cornstarch for more plain all-purpose (same amount).
- You can swap the white chocolate chips for milk or dark semi-sweet chips.
Pan size:
- You can swap the 8-inch square pan for a 9-inch square pan and reduce the baking time by 5mins.
- Double up the recipe and bake these brownies in a large brownie tin for 30-35mins, (e.g. 9inch x 13inch brownie pan).
Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 252IU | Vitamin C: 0.05mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg