Ube Au Lait

Note: I was sent a DREO BaristaMaker Milk Frother in order to write this Ube au Lait recipe. Opinions are mine alone.

I am fairly serious about my coffee. I genuinely cannot think of the last time I did not start my day with a home brewed coffee, or a coffee or espresso-based beverage from a local cafe. Despite my love of coffee, I have rarely tried to make fun coffee drinks at home. The frothers I have tried in the past just don’t really seem to cut it; the handheld frothers have trouble creating the microfoam desired for lattes or creating a thick enough foam for my favorite beverages. Not to mention, they don’t do anything to get that foam to the proper temperature!

I was recently contacted by DREO, a leader in smart home innovation, about their launch of the DREO BaristaMaker Milk Frother, and I couldn’t wait to try it out! The BaristaMaker is the most professional smart milk frother capable of creating latte art with all types of milk (dairy and non-dairy), delivering barista-quality microfoam at the touch of a button. BaristaMaker also offers multiple frothing settings, allowing you to choose from microfoam, thick foam, and cold foam, depending on your preference and the type of beverage you are making.

DREO is not messing around with this BaristaMaker. DREO BaristaMaker is the culmination of extensive research, patented impeller combo design, and tailored algorithms meticulously developed to replicate the technique of professional baristas. After thousands of simulations mimicking the frothing process of expert baristas in their Beverage R&D Lab, DREO has developed a milk frother capable of emulating the froth quality found in commercial coffee shops, surpassing the capabilities of most traditional, off-the-shelf home frothers with unmatched froth quality and texture.

DREO BaristaMaker Milk Frother will be available on Kickstarter from August 13th, with a Super Early Bird offer of up to 30% off the suggested retail price of $99. If you join the DREO community now, you could win a grand prize worth $3,200! Plus, if you sign up for the BaristaMaker launch on dreo.com, you can now enjoy a $15 storewide discount. On September 15th, the BaristaMaker Frother will be available to the wider public at full price on dreo.com  and more trusted retailers.

I am still trying to master my latte art making with the snazzy BaristaMaker (and am having a ton of fun trying!), but wanted to share a recipe that shows how easily you can make a cafe-quality cafe au lait with minimal effort.

I wanted to try out the BaristaMaker’s blending abilities as well as highlight the Hot Thick Foam option. I’m pretty sure an Ube au Lait isn’t a “thing,” but it’s too pretty and tasty to not share! (Plus, “ube au lait” is super fun to say.)

This Ube au Lait recipe is so simple to make and tastes as good as it looks! Ube is one of my favorite flavors to incorporate into, well, anything I can. If you’ve never had ube before, the flavor is similar to vanilla, with a bit more nuttiness, so it is a perfect complement to coffee.

Ingredients (makes 2 coffees)

  • 1 cup (8 oz) milk of your choice (I’ve used whole milk and oat milk)
  • 1 teaspoon ube powder (paid link)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ube extract
  • 1 teaspoon sugar, optional
  • 1 cup (8 oz) freshly brewed coffee (preferably a chicory coffee)

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Homemade Ube Ice Cream

When I first realized how surprisingly easy it is to make homemade ice cream, Homemade Ube Ice Cream was at the top of my list. I’ve been doing my best to space out my ice cream recipes so you don’t think this has completely changed into just an ice cream blog, but this one is too good to keep to myself much longer!

If you haven’t had ube before, ube is a sweet purple yam with a slightly nutty and vanilla flavor which lends itself perfectly for desserts. To add ube flavor, this recipe uses both Ube Halaya and Ube Flavor. Ube Halaya is mashed purple yam combined with condensed milk. Ube Flavor, or extract, obviously adds more ube flavor, but it also contains purple dye in it to amp up that beautiful purple color. Both ube halaya and ube flavor can be found at most Asian grocery stores.

Let’s get churning!

Recommended tools (paid links):

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon ube flavor
  • 1/2 cup ube halaya

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Ube Crinkle Cookies

Inspiration for new recipes to share on this blog can come from almost anywhere – local restaurants, family traditions, cravings, and sometimes even mystery novels. The latter is where I found inspiration for this recipe for Ube Crinkle Cookies!

I have been reading a mystery series written by Mia P. Manansala. The first book, Arsenic and Adobo (paid link), introduces the protagonist and narrator of the series, Lila Macapagal. Lila, an avid baker, has recently moved back to her hometown, and is helping out at her Tita Rosie’s struggling restaurant. When her ex-boyfriend, a local food critic, dies suddenly, Lila becomes the top suspect and has to start her own investigation to prove her innocence. Throughout the story, Lila bakes up delicious desserts, infusing Filipino flavors into some seriously amazing sounding baked goods.

One in particular stuck out to me: Ube Crinkle Cookies. I’ve made a few crinkle cookie recipes on this blog so you know I love a good crinkle cookie. I’m sure ube crinkle cookies isn’t a new idea, but it’s new to me, and I knew I had to make these!

Ube is a sweet purple yam with a slightly nutty and vanilla flavor which lends itself perfectly for desserts. The bright purple color of ube makes it particularly wonderful for use in crinkle cookies. The contrast with the white powdered sugar makes these cookies a real showstopper!

I couldn’t get the idea of these Ube Crinkle Cookies out of my head, I had to make them! These cookies are made with Ube Halaya and Ube flavor. Ube Halaya is mashed purple yam combined with condensed milk. Ube flavor, or extract, obviously adds more ube flavor, but it also contains purple dye in it to amp up the color. Both ube halaya and ube flavor can be found at most Asian grocery stores.

There are a couple of tools that I suggest using to make this recipe:

Let’s get baking!

Ingredients (makes about 40 cookies):

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 (12 oz) jar Ube Halaya
  • 1 tablespoons ube flavor
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups confectioner’s sugar

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