I make it with frozen and grated ube, but you can also make it fresh ube that has been steamed.Bubble and Squeak (aka Potato Cakes) is a British classic, and an easy and flexible recipe. The ube halaya base to make ube milk tea How to make the ube base for ube milk tea Since I make this base with coconut milk, it combines the traditional ube halaya flavor with a delicious coconut milk flavor.

Adds the creaminess you get from fresh ube, but also adds more color and flavor from the ube extract for a truly impressive drink!.

I can take a portion of it and make ube bubble milk tea whenever I want.

I can make a big batch of it, and keep it in the fridge for up to 5 – 7 days.

The benefits of my method of making ube milk tea this way are that I personally prefer to make a “cheat’s ube halaya” that is not as thick as regular ube halaya, and then add some ube extract to this mixture as well.

A combination of some of these options.

Substituting some of the milk for green tea.

This is the easiest option, and the most colorful!

Mixing milk with ube powder – I personally don’t like this option because ube powder doesn’t have the same flavor as fresh ube, and most ube powder mixes are too sweet for my liking.

Blending milk with mashed, fresh ube and sugar.

There are a few different ways to make ube milk tea. Since this has become our drink of choice this summer, it was only fair that I shared the recipe with you guys.

Luckily we have had the perfect antidote a big, cold glass of this Ube Milk Tea (and Ube Bubble Tea)!īubble tea is what hot summers are for, and I guarantee this gorgeous ube milk tea will be nothing short of a revelation! 🙂 Last few days (weeks, really) have been surprisingly hot and humid here in Ottawa. That uniquely creamy texture and flavor make for a one of a kind dessert. You can easily adapt this recipe to make fresh taro milk tea as well! Ube milk tea is a creamy and refreshing summer drink!Īs a follow up to my ube halaya and ube ice cream, I’ve got another delicious ube recipe for you guys today! I can honestly say we can’t have enough of ube desserts these days. Ube milk tea is a creamy, refreshing and indulgent drink, that is perfect for summer! Made even more impressive by the vibrant purple color.

Download bubble potato recipe