If you’re just discovering the magic of Filipino ube recipes, you’ll love this vegan ube ice cream. It combines the nutty and vanilla-like flavor of ube with a smooth, dairy-free ice cream base. Break out your ice cream machine and get ready to enjoy the best purple, creamy ice cream at home!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Full-fat coconut milk: Instead of whole milk, the base of this vegan ice cream recipe is full-fat coconut milk. It has a similar level of fat content, adding a naturally rich creaminess and subtle coconut flavor that complements the ube.
- Vegan sweetened condensed milk: Adds sweetness and a dense, creamy texture. Feel free to opt for a store-bought version or try our easy Homemade Vegan Sweetened Condensed Milk recipe.
- Vegan Ube Halaya: This is a sweetened purple yam jam that is key for giving this ube ice cream its bold ube flavor. We highly recommend making our Homemade Ube Halaya with grated ube and ube extract. Most Filipino halaya found in Filipino bakeries and markets is not made with vegan ingredients.
- Ube extract: Enhances the ube flavor and intensifies the purple color and adds a deeper ube flavor. We purchase our Ube Extract on Amazon.
- Salt: A pinch of salt helps to balance the sweetness and adds depth of flavor. Don’t skip it!
- Vegan heavy cream: Traditional ice creams are made with a combination of whole milk and heavy cream. To replicate this rich texture, we’ve opted for vegan heavy cream. Most mainstream grocery stores carry coconut or oat-based vegan heavy cream. Look for them near the traditional heavy cream.
How to Make Vegan Ube Ice Cream
- Chill the bowl. For optimal results, place your ice cream churning bowl in the freezer the night before to ensure it is properly chilled (ideally 12 hours ahead of time). This step is very important to ensure the ice cream mixture freezes properly during churning and does not have a grainy consistency!
- Blend the ice cream ingredients. Combine all of the ingredients in a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth and set aside.
- Churn until soft-serve consistency. Transfer the mixture to your ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s directions until it reaches soft-serve consistency (this typically takes 20-30 minutes in our ice cream machine).
- Freeze until firm. Transfer to a freezer-safe container, cover, and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours.
- Serve. Once firm, scoop and serve as traditional ice cream. Enjoy!
Find the full printable recipe here: Vegan Ube Ice Cream
