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baking · vegetarian · gluten-free

Ube halaya

Rich purple yam jam cooked low and slow with coconut milk, condensed milk and butter—for Christmas and as a halo-halo topping.

Time
60min
Steps
5
Ube halaya, photographed from above

Ingredients

10 servings

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Allergens

Contains milk.

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    Nothing beyond a knife, a board and the usual pots and pans.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Melt butter in a wide nonstick pan.

    2. 2

      Add ube and the three milks and sugar.

    3. 3

      Cook on low, stirring constantly, until very thick and it pulls away from the pan, 40–50 minutes.

    4. 4

      Add ube extract.

    5. 5

      Press into buttered molds and chill.

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