Comments on: Purple Yam – YUM! (Ube Halaya)

By: Louisa

Louisa — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:57:56 +0000

I first had ube icecream over 20 years ago when i visited the Philippines
I can only find it here in Australia in a frozen form (ube & icecream)
Any ideas where i can find it fresh in Sydney ?
Your recipes are evoking wonderful memories, I married a Filippino the food was so good :)

By: Divina

Divina — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:48:13 +0000

Haha. Daifuku… yes, why not. So, added more flour to the halay for the gnocchi too?

By: Karine

Karine — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:22:51 +0000

I did not know yams could be purple! So interesting! Thanks for sharing:)

By: Olive

Olive — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:52:39 +0000

Oh, yes, Divine, it’s good by itself, try it next time you eat halo-halo, dig for that ube :). And you can turn this into many other things, make dessert gnocchi with it, use it as filling for pies, tarts, cakes or for your future cooking project, daifuku ;) I made this into cupcake frosting for my purple yam cupcakes..so many things you could do with this..

Thanks Divine :)

By: Divina

Divina — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:43:50 +0000

So, this is how you make Ube halaya. I love this with halo-halo. So, you eat this just like that? Can I use this for something else? My next project? I haven’t done the pichi-pichi yet. :)