Ube Ice Cream

Name: Ube Ice Cream
Yield: Makes About 1 Quart
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 1½ cups whole milk; ½ cup purple yam flour; 1 ½ cups heavy cream; ½ cup heavy cream; ½ cup whole milk 1 cup coconut milk; ½ pound (2 cups) frozen grated purple yam, defrosted; ¾ cup sugar

Preparation info

Makes About
1 Quart

Appears in

Memories of Philippine Kitchens

By Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan

Published 2006

About

The ube, or purple yam, is uniquely Filipino. It is technically a yam and not to be confused with taro or any purple potato or tuber. We use purple yam ice cream as a topping for our halo-halo.

Ingredients

Haleyang Ube or Purple Yam Jam

½ cup heavy cream
½ cup whole milk 1

Asia
Philippines
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

For the purple yam pastry cream, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the cream, milk, coconut milk, and sugar. Bring to a simmer. Whisk in the purple yam flour, then the grated purple yam. Lower the heat and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture holds together and starts to pull away from the pan, 5 to 8 minutes. Set aside.
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