Ube Tiramisu: The colorful dessert with an exotic twist

🍰 Classic tiramisu meets exotic ube

Ube Tiramisu combines the classic Italian dessert with the vibrant color and mildly sweet flavor of the purple yam from the Philippines . A visual highlight and a healthy, antioxidant-rich temptation.

🧁 Ingredients (6 servings):

• 250 g mascarpone
• 3 eggs (yolks and egg whites separated)
• 80 g sugar
• 200 ml cold whipped cream
• 200 ml plant or cow's milk
• 2–3 tablespoons ube powder
• 12 ladyfingers
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Cocoa powder or additional ube powder for decoration

💡 Tip: For a vegan version, replace mascarpone with plant-based mascarpone and eggs with whipped coconut cream.

👩🍳 Preparation

1. Prepare ube cream :

   • Beat egg yolks with sugar and vanilla until light and creamy.

   • Stir in the mascarpone, then fold in the stiffly whipped cream.

   • Add ube powder and stir until smooth.

2. Prepare the biscuits :

   • Mix milk with some ube powder.

   • Briefly dip the ladyfingers.

3. Tiramisu layers :

   • Alternate a layer of sponge cake and a layer of ube cream into a mold or glasses.

   • Repeat until all ingredients are used up.

4. Cooling :

   • Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.

5. Decorate :

   • Dust with cocoa or ube powder just before serving.

💜 Why try Ube Tiramisu?

✔️ Striking, natural color
✔️ Rich in antioxidants
✔️ Exotic, sweet taste
✔️ Guaranteed to impress guests
✔️ Easily adaptable to vegan and gluten-free