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    Home » By Season » Summer » Ice Cream » 5 Ingredient Ube Ice Cream

    5 Ingredient Ube Ice Cream

    by Lainey · Posted: Jul 17, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    flavorful ube ice cream on a white plate

    No ice cream machine needed to make this delicious and flavorful Filipino Ube Ice Cream! With five ingredients and a little mixing, you have homemade ube ice cream that is fine in texture, creamy, and a healthier version of the store-bought ice cream! 

    delicious ube ice cream on a white plate

    Health benefits of Ube or Purple Yam:

    • Great source of antioxidants
    • A delicious source of good carbohydrates
    • Aids in lowering blood sugar when eaten without sweeteners
    • Promotes a healthy digestive system because of its fiber content
    • Rich source of Vitamins A and C

    delicious ube ice cream on a white plate with a small spoon

    Tips and Variations:

    • If you love texture add bits of boiled ube before freezing it.
    • Fresh Ube is not always available, so feel free to use frozen grated ube.
    • Add vanilla extract to give the ube ice cream more flavor.
    • Add chocolate chips, it makes it tastes better! 

    How to Make Ube Ice Cream:

    Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:

    • all-purpose cream or heavy whipping cream
    • ube (purple yams) boiled, peeled and cut into wedges
    • condensed milk
    • coconut milk
    • ube flavoring

    ube ice cream ingredients

    If using fresh ube (purple yams):

    In a pot over medium, heat up some water and place the sliced ube. Boil it for about 35 minutes or until tender.

    In a mixer or food processor, add all-purpose cream and mix until it becomes foamy about 2-3 minutes.  If using heavy whipping cream, mix until stiff peak forms:

    whipping the cream for ube ice cream recipe

    Next, fold in the boiled ube, condensed milk, 1 tablespoon ube flavoring, and coconut cream and mix until well combined:

    adding in the other ingredients of the ube ice cream

    Feel free to add more ube flavoring for a stronger taste. 

    Now, we are ready to freeze it!

    mixed ingredients of the ube ice cream

    Transfer into a container, cover and freeze overnight and cover with parchment paper or plastic wrap:

    delicious ube ice cream and boiled ube on a plate

    scoops of ube ice cream on a white plate

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Q: Does ube taste like taro?

    A: The texture is almost the same but ube and taro are different. The taste of ube is slightly sweeter than taro.

    Q: Does ube ice cream have dairy?

    A: This recipe uses dairy because of the condensed milk, but you can opt to use alternative milk that doesn’t have dairy but is sweet just like the condensed milk.

    Q: Can you use Nestle cream instead of the heavy cream?

    A: Nestle cream is a popular cream used in the Philippines and it can be used for this recipe. Just make sure to whip it well so it becomes foamy.

    Q: Can you make this in an ice cream maker as well?

    A: Yes, you can make this recipe in an ice cream maker.


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    Ube Ice Cream

    Learn how to make this easy recipe of Ube Ice Cream using 5 ingredients only without an ice cream machine needed!
    Prep Time8 hrs
    Total Time8 hrs
    Keyword: ube ice cream
    Servings: 3 -4 servings
    Author: Lainey

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup all-purpose cream or heavy whipping cream
    • ½ cup ube boiled peeled and cut into wedges
    • ¼ cup condensed milk
    • ¼ cup coconut Milk
    • 1-2 tablespoon ube flavoring

    Instructions

    • In a pot over medium, heat up some water and place the sliced ube. Boil it for about 35 minutes or until tender.
    • In a bowl or food processor, add all-purpose cream and mix until it becomes foamy about 2-3 minutes.  If using heavy whipping cream, mix until stiff peak forms.  
    • Next, add in the boiled ube, condensed milk, 1 tablespoon ube flavoring and coconut cream and mix until well combined.  Feel free to add more ube flavoring for a stronger taste.
    • Transfer into a container, cover and freeze overnight.
    • Best served frozen
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