Purple Yam Jam

Name: Purple Yam Jam
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound purple yam root, unpeeled; ¼ cup butter; 1 (10 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

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This is a Filipino recipe. It's called halayang ube in the Philippines. It's a sweet treat made from purple yam which is commonly found in the country. You can eat this with bread or by itself.

By Jasmin Monteclar

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Recipe Summary

cook:

1 hr 20 mins

additional:

30 mins

total:

1 hr 55 mins

prep:

5 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 8 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 pound purple yam root, unpeeled
¼ cup butter
1 (10 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

Directions

Step 1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook yam in the boiling water until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool until easily handled. Peel and thinly grate the flesh.

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Step 2
Melt butter in a wok over medium heat. Stir in condensed milk and vanilla extract. Add grated purple yam. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is sticky but not dry, about 30 minutes. Pour in evaporated milk; cook and stir for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
Step 3
Transfer yam mixture to a container and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Chill before serving.

Cook's Note:

Use 1 package of frozen grated purple yam instead of the fresh yam if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

262 calories; protein 5.3g; carbohydrates 37.3g; fat 10.7g; cholesterol 34mg; sodium 115.5mg. Full Nutrition

YesJAMS

06/08/2019

Delicious recipe! Will definitely make again! I cannot stress enough that the instructions are accurate and should be followed closely. Such as, when it is mentioned that you should remove the yam mixture from the heat after 15 minutes, you should remove the yam mixture. A word of caution, be vigilant in checking on your boiling yams, it is very easy to overcook them making them more difficult to grate. Apart from this, it is an amazing recipe that is very rewarding. I have no doubt that you will soon be saying YES to this jam! Not only did this recipe inspire us to make yam jam, it was also the beginning of our quest to make fig and date jam.

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YesJAMS

06/08/2019

Buckwheat Queen

Allstar

05/29/2017

Addictive!! It's delicious on its own or on toast. Thank you for the recipe.

Flory Rosero

04/23/2021

This will be my first time cooking purple yam jam. The recipe is very precise so I am sure this first time will turn out great! Thank you!

Allrecipes Member

03/11/2022

Great recipe! Wanna try this one. Thanks for sharing.

Cherry

07/06/2020

I made it and love the recipe. It’s really good but for me it’s a little to sweet, I will lessen the condensed milk next time.

Melanie Melanie

10/17/2019

This reminds me so much of my Grandma. Thank you :)

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