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Purple Ube Coconut Panna Cotta

Dessert 🍰 Filipino 🇵🇭 Low-SodiumGluten-FreeHalal 🕌Comfort-Food

Purple Ube Coconut Panna Cotta is a creamy, lightly sweet dessert with a smooth, delicate wobble and a gentle coconut aroma. The ube lends a naturally nutty, vanilla-like flavor and striking violet hue, making it an eye-catching treat perfect for dinner parties or festive gatherings. Serve chilled to highlight its silky texture and balanced sweetness.

  • Prep15 mins
  • Cook35 mins
  • Serves6
  • DifficultyEasy
Purple Ube Coconut Panna Cotta
  1. 1

    Place a steamer insert in a saucepan and add water until it sits just below the steamer. Bring the water to a boil. Add the ube, cover, and steam until tender, about 20 minutes. Let cool until easy to handle, about 10 minutes. Purée the ube in a blender or food processor, or mash it thoroughly by hand.

  2. 2

    Combine 1 cup puréed ube, 3/4 cup whole milk, the coconut milk, and the sugar in a blender or food processor; blend until completely smooth.

  3. 3

    Pour the remaining 3/4 cup whole milk into a saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over the top and let it stand for 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Heat the milk and gelatin over medium-low heat, stirring until the gelatin dissolves, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the ube mixture and raise the heat to medium. Cook until steam begins to rise from the mixture, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Pour the mixture into individual serving glasses or molds. Move to the refrigerator and chill until set, about 3 hours.