Ube Brownies Recipe
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Soft and fudgy ube brownies studded with white chocolate, a delicious ube treat that you can't find anywhere else!
- Author: Catherine Zhang
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 12 squares 1x
- Category: Bars
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Asian Fusion
- 120g Unsalted butter (1/2 cup)
- 225g White chocolate, roughly chopped (8 oz)
- 100g White sugar (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ube extract
- 2 large eggs
- 115g Ube halaya jam (1/2 cup)
- 150g All purpose flour (1 1/4 cup)
- 100g White chocolate, in chunks (3.5 oz)
- Purple sweet potato powder, optional
- Preheat the oven to 180C/355F and line an 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper
- Combine the white chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and melt over a double boiler or in the microwave until smooth
- Remove from the heat and cool slightly
- Combine the sugar, salt, ube extract, eggs and ube halaya in a large bowl and whisk until smooth
- Slowly add the melted chocolate mixture to the ube mixture, whisking continuously until smooth
- Add the flour into the batter and stir until just combined
- Add the white chocolate chunks and fold to combine
- Transfer the batter to your lined baking tray and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs
- Cool completely and dust with sweet potato powder
- Then slice into squares and enjoy!