5 desserts with ube powder

May 07 2025

Ube powder is a popular ingredient in Asian cuisine, especially in the Philippines , where this purple root is used to color and flavor many desserts. The purple yam is easy to incorporate into your homemade recipes, enticing with its mild flavor and spectacular natural color. Here are 5 Asian dessert ideas you can make at home with our natural ube powder !

🟪 1. The Filipino Halo-Halo

Halo-halo is a traditional Filipino dessert, colorful and made from crushed ice, condensed milk, and a mix of sweet toppings. Ube takes pride of place.

Recipe idea:

1 scoop of ube ice cream (homemade with powder)
Sweet red beans
Coconut jelly (Nata de Coco)
Caramelized bananas
Sweetened condensed milk

💡 For even more authenticity, add a spoonful of halaya (ube puree).

🟪 2. Japanese Ube Cheesecake

Japanese cheesecake is soft and airy. Ube powder gives it a beautiful purple hue and a natural vanilla flavor.

Recipe idea:

100 g cream cheese
1 tablespoon rehydrated ube powder
2 eggs, sugar, flour, yeast
Steam cooking or low-temperature oven

💜 A sweet, aesthetic and easy to personalize dessert!

🟪 3. Mochi filled with ube cream

Mochi , the famous little Japanese snacks made from glutinous rice flour, can be remade with an ube filling.

Recipe idea:

Filling: Ube powder + coconut milk + sugar (to make a paste)
Coating: Glutinous rice flour + sugar + water

🟣 An original variation for your snacks or to surprise your guests.

🟪 4. Ube Latte (trendy purple drink)

The Ube Latte , a star on Instagram, is a hot or cold drink made from plant or animal milk, enriched with ube powder.

Recipe idea:

1 cup milk (almond, oat, or regular milk)
1 teaspoon rehydrated ube powder
Option: agave syrup or honey

🥤 Visually stunning, naturally sweet and calming.

🟪 5. The marbled ube cake

This marble cake combines a simple dough with a ube-flavored batter. The result: a beautiful purple-and-white contrast.

Recipe idea:

Regular dough + Ube dough (mixture with rehydrated ube powder)
Cook at 180°C for 40 minutes.

🍰 Perfect for a colorful brunch or an original snack!

🎯 Conclusion: Ube, a creative and healthy ingredient

Thanks to its natural purple color , delicately sweet flavor , and cooking versatility, ube is quickly becoming a staple in home baking. All of these desserts are easily made with our natural ube powder , without additives or artificial colors.