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):
- electric ice cream maker
- fine mesh strainer
- saucepan
- Blender or immersion blender
- freezer-safe container
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