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About These Ube Brownies

For extra ube recipes, take a look at Hummingbird Excessive‘s full assortment of ube recipes together with some of the standard recipes on the weblog—ube crinkle cookies!

Why You Ought to Make The Recipe

Listed here are all the explanations to make these chewy and fudgy ube brownies:

The recipe makes use of ube, a Filipino ingredient and taste that’s at present “trending” and gaining popularity in every single place.

The New York Occasions just lately launched its predictions for what we are going to eat in 2023, and included ube!

If you happen to’re unfamilar with ube, take a look at this weblog publish by which I deep-dive into this standard Filipino ingredient typically utilized in Asian desserts. I reply ceaselessly requested questions like “What does ube style like?” and “The place do I purchase ube?” As a Filipino, I’ve been consuming ube all my life and am excited to see it grow to be extra commonplace!

The recipe comes collectively by hand rapidly—no stand mixer required!

You don’t want a stand mixer or another specialty baking tools to make these brownies! They arrive collectively by hand, with only a few bowls, a whisk, and a spatula.

The ube brownies retailer nicely.

As a result of they’re so fudgy, these ube brownies keep recent and moist for days. In truth, I like them greatest the day after they’re made. Why? In a single day, the ube flavors actually develop and stand out. That is necessary as a result of ube generally is a fairly delicate taste. In a single day, you may actually style ube’s delicate pistachio and vanilla flavors in these bars!

Components and Substitutions

Now that I’ve satisfied you to make these ube brownies, right here’s the whole lot you want to make the recipe:

Purchasing Listing For Ube Brownies Recipe

• unsalted butter
• white chocolate
• ube halaya jam
• massive eggs
• ube extract
• granulated sugar
• mild brown sugar
• all-purpose flour
• kosher salt

And let’s speak about some key components and potential substitutions:

How To Make Ube Brownies

Listed here are the fundamental steps to make these scrumptious ube brownies from scratch:

1. Prep the components for the ube brownies. (Prep Time: 10 minutes)
   When chopping the white chocolate, make sure that to comply with the recipe directions to cut it into smaller ¼- to ½-inch items. Any bigger than that, and also you’ll have a tough time melting the white chocolate. Try the reference photographs beneath to see what your chopped chocolate ought to seem like!
2. Soften the butter and white chocolate. (Work Time: 5 to 10 minutes)
   White chocolate tends to scorch simply and seize if the items are too massive and/or the warmth supply is ready too excessive. If you happen to’re inexperienced with working with white chocolate, err on the aspect of warning. Cook dinner the chocolate and butter over medium-low warmth as a substitute of medium. Though it is going to take longer to soften the components, the gentler warmth will assist forestall any potential points.
3. Combine the components to make the ube brownie batter. (Work Time: 5 minutes)
4. Bake the brownies. (Bake Time: half-hour)

Reference Images

The recipe instructs you to cut your chocolate into smaller ¼- to ½-inch items:

The brownie batter will likely be a thick, vibrant purple after you’ve combined collectively all of the components. It will likely be a bit of thicker than cake batter, with a texture extra much like cookie dough:

Recipe Troubleshooting and FAQ

FAQ: Troubleshooting Frequent Errors and Cooking Errors

Assist! My brownie batter got here out lumpy. What did I do improper?

This recipe instructs you to pour melted white chocolate and butter into a mix of eggs and sugar. If the melted chocolate and butter is simply too sizzling, it may well doubtlessly scramble the eggs, inflicting a lumpy batter and unhealthy brownies!

To forestall this from taking place, soften the white chocolate and butter first. Set it apart on a wire rack to chill barely whilst you prep the remainder of the components. This may give the melted chocolate and butter sufficient time to chill barely. If you wish to be further protected, pour the melted chocolate and butter right into a separate bowl than the pan or bowl it was melted in, too. Doing so will assist the combination cool sooner!

The best temperature of the melted chocolate and butter will likely be much like that of a heat bathtub. Dip your finger in it—it ought to really feel heat and cozy like a sizzling bathtub. It mustn’t burn or scald you!

Assist! My brownies don’t have the shiny paper crinkle prime like yours do. What did I do improper?

It’s seemingly that you simply both:

a) used an excessive amount of flour
b) used too little sugar
c) baked the brownies for too lengthy and/or used the improper sort of pan to make them

First, let’s speak about measuring components. Lots of people don’t have the correct method when utilizing measuring cups. It’s simple to make use of an excessive amount of flour when utilizing quantity measures. Don’t use the measuring cup to scoop the flour within the bag and pack it down into the cup. As a substitute, set the measuring cup on the counter after which spoon the dry components into it. As soon as it’s fashioned a small mound, don’t pack it down. Use a butter knife or bench scraper to degree it off.

Whereas this method works greatest for components like flour, you’ll must do the precise reverse for measuring brown sugar. Spoon the brown sugar into the measuring cup or tablespoon. As soon as it’s fashioned a small mound, pack it down, then add extra brown sugar till it’s degree with the highest of the measuring cup.

Subsequent, if you happen to used the methods above OR used weight measures (which I at all times suggest, because you received’t must fuss with the methods I simply outlined) and are STILL experiencing points, it’s seemingly that the brownies had been overbaked. Try the FAQ above on why it is best to at all times use a metallic pan when baking brownies, in addition to the baker’s notes beneath on the way to take a look at brownies for doneness.

Assist! My brownies got here out robust. What did I do improper?

It’s seemingly that you simply both a) overmixed the batter or b) baked the brownies for too lengthy and/or used the improper sort of pan to make them.

When mixing the dry components into the remainder of the batter, merely combine simply till the flour disappears! If you happen to combine past that, your brownies will come out dense and difficult. I’ll legit cry for you.

If you happen to’re satisfied you didn’t overmix the batter, it’s seemingly that you simply overbaked them. First, make sure that to make use of a metallic pan when baking brownies. Glass pans are inclined to overbake brownies!

Lastly, when testing for doneness, stick a skewer within the useless heart of the brownies. Pull it out—it ought to nonetheless have a number of crumbs connected. If it’s moist with batter, the brownies nonetheless want extra time. If the skewer is totally dry, uh-oh! You’ve overbaked the brownies.

FAQ: How To Retailer Ube Brownies

How To Retailer Ube Brownies

The ube brownies might be saved in an hermetic container or zip-top bag at room temperature for as much as 3 days.

Are you able to freeze ube brownies?

Sure! You’ll be able to freeze the baked ube brownies.

To freeze the ube brownies, individually wrap any leftover bars in two layers of plastic wrap, then a layer of aluminum foil. The aluminum foil will forestall the bars from absorbing another flavors or odors within the freezer. Freeze for as much as 3 months.

When able to serve, switch to the fridge to thaw in a single day. You’ll be able to eat the brownies straight from the fridge, or rewarmed within the microwave.

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