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    You are here: Home / Baking Recipes / Ube Bars

    by Jenalyn Rose Forbes · published: Sep 28, 2020 · updated: Sep 28, 2020

    Ube Bars

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    Do Ube Bars remind you of the old days? Because for me, they actually do. They make me remember the times I see the delectable purplish treats sold by our local panaderya. I love eating them with my friends after playing some fun street games. Then, as I go home from school I remember biting into its chewy and soft goodness.

    ube bars
    Ube Bars are baked bread dipped with ube syrup and tossed in desiccated coconut.
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    • 🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes
    • 🔪 Time to whip some Ube Bars
    • How to store
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    These Ube Bars are eye-catching. They are purple and sprinkled with desiccated coconut. So imagine the combined taste of ube and coconut, that’s what this treat is all about. It makes them enticing and yummy!

    🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes

    Water is as essential to this recipe as it is in our daily lives. It will make mixing the dry ingredients a lot better. We’ll also use it as the base of the ube dip that will be used later on.

    Of course, sugar is a must. Since this delicacy is on the sweeter side, it needs sugar as its main source of sweetness.

    I used All-Purpose Flour for this recipe. It is the most widely used variation for baked goods. There are also lots of alternatives that you can choose from if you have a certain preference.

    How about some creamy and milky goodness? We will use powdered milk for that. There is no specific brand needed for this. Just use the one you trust the most.

    Leave it to the baking powder to handle the chemical aspects of your baked goods. It serves as a leavening agent and is very important for several baking recipes.

    Salt is just as important as sugar. But it doesn’t act as a flavoring for the goodies. All it does is to enhance the other flavors so they can blend well together.

    Vegetable shortening works just like butter, but minus the flavor. You may substitute margarine or butter if that's the one available for you.

    The recipe will require some ube jam as the main flavor. Yes, you don’t have to go buy some fresh ube from the market to use for the recipe. The rich taste will come from the jam. So feel free to pick your favorite brand to make the taste to your liking.

    Ube flavoring that is added to water will be used as a dip. It will make it tastier and at the same time will help in keeping the desiccated coconut contact.

    🔪 Time to whip some Ube Bars

    Fist, you need to preheat the oven to 180°C. Then prepare your 9" square pan and line it with parchment paper.

    Next, combine water and sugar in a small bowl or cup. Stir until the sugar is well dissolved. In a bigger bowl whisk the flour, powdered milk, baking powder, and salt. 

    Combining the dry and wet ingredients. Pour the sugar water mixture then add the vegetable shortening and ube jam. Mix everything until well incorporated.

    combine wet and dry ingredients
    combine wet and dry ingredients

    Transfer the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

    To prepare the syrup, combine water, sugar, and ube flavoring. Stir until sugar is well dissolved. Set aside.

    cut the cake into rectangle bars
    cut the cake into rectangle bars

    When the cake is ready, allow it to cool then cut into 2-inch rectangle bars. Dip each piece into the ube syrup and roll them in desiccated coconut.

    dip into the ube syrup
    dip into the ube syrup then toss in desiccated coconut

    How to store

    It is best to eat these ube bars as soon as possible. But if you want to store or freeze them, they must be wrapped properly using a plastic wrap. Then put the plastic-wrapped pastry in another resealable plastic bag. This will help the bars last for a week.

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    ube bars recipe

    Ube Bars Recipe

    Jenalyn Rose Forbes
    Ube Bars are made of baked sweet bread dipped with ube syrup, tossed in dessicated coconut.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Filipino
    Servings 12
    Calories 277 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup water
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour
    • ¼ cup powdered milk
    • ½ tbsp baking powder
    • ½ tsp salt
    • ⅓ cup vegetable shortening
    • ½ cup ube jam
    • 1 cup dessiccated coconut

    Ube Syrup

    • ⅓ cup water
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 tsp ube flavoring

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 180C. Prepare 9" square pan, line with parchment paper.
    • Combine water and sugar. Stir until well dissolved. In a bowl, whisk flour, powdered milk, baking powder and salt. 
      whisk flour and milk
    • Add the vegetable shortening and ube jam. Pour sugar water and mix until well incorporated. Transfer the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 20-30 minutes. 
      bake bread
    • To prepare the ube syrup, combine water, sugar and ube flavoring. Stir until sugar is well dissolved. 
      prepare ube syrup
    • When the cake is ready, allow it to cool then cut into 2inch rectangle bars. Dip each piece into the ube syrup then toss it desiccated coconut. 
      toss into desiccated coconut

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 277kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 112mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 2gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 34IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. La Na says

      June 30, 2021 at 3:35 pm

      Is 277cal per piece or serving? If per serving, ilan piraso ang per serving nto?

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    2. Apple says

      May 07, 2021 at 10:30 pm

      Is it chewy or soft? Can I omit the ube jam?

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      • Jenalyn Rose Forbes says

        May 27, 2021 at 6:10 pm

        Soft Yes you may!

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    Jenalyn Rose Forbes, Food Blogger

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