NEW Ube Treats We are Obsessed with Right NOW
It seems like every day there are new Ube products on the mainstream market and every foodfluencer and bakery has a new twist to this time tested Filipino favorite. Let one thing be clear: we are NOT mad at it. In fact, we say, BRING IT ON. In case you haven’t noticed, Ube is rapidly taking over the world and quickly making its way into the happy stomachs of Filipino Americans and non-Filipinos alike across the country. We know that the options to satisfy an ube craving can be a little overwhelming, so we put together a list of some of our favorite ube infused baked goods that we’ve been eyeing right NOW.
1. San and Wolves’ Vegan Ube Buko Pop Tarts
Imagine lush coconut custard (called haupia, which is a Hawaiian coconut pudding) filling inside a buttery flakey pastry crust, using San and Wolves; housemade vegan butter, topped off with ube glaze and also royal icing for the zig zags frosting. Heaven, right?
Photo credit: @sanandwolvesbakeshop
San & Wolves Bakeshop based in Long Beacg, California was founded by Kym Estrada in Brooklyn, NY in 2017. . It is Filipino and woman-owned and you can find them popping up at all kinds of shops and events throughout So Cal.
What’s awesome about them? They offer traditional and new vegan Filipino baked goods. All products are soy free, nut free, palm oil free and made with organic sweeteners. Everything is scratch made, right down to their delicious house made coconut oil based butter. You can find out where they’ll be popping up next (or if you just want to salivate over their IG worthy treat) on their IG here.
2. Nika’s Mad Sweets' Ube Coffee Cake with Browned Butter Streusel
Nika’s Mad Sweets is a Filipinx, Asian, Pacific Island Inspired Bakeshop and Certified Cottage Bakery based in Stockton, California. You may know them for their historic 1st place finish in the first Ube Fest that was held in Tracy. For years, Nika has used her passion to make the world a sweeter place, one pastry at a time.
Her Ube Coffee Cake with Browned Butter Streusel is just what you need to satisfy your sweet tooth at any time of the day. We highly recommend that you drop what you’re doing and try one now! Follow them on Instagram here.
3. Bread and Butter's Ube Brownies
Bread and Butter’s menu offers a wide variety of Filipino & International Breads and Desserts. Chef Mark Sanchez and his family have built their business to the incredible force that it is today. Since their start, they have acquired a great amount of fans, some of which include stars like Martin Nievera and Jokoy.
If you’re a brownie lover, you are going to love their Ube Brownies! Give in to the noise and order yours asap. Follow them on Instagram here.
4. Marley's Treats' Flan stuffed Ube Crinkle cookies
From creating sweet treats for friends and families in her home kitchen to having her own bakery in Hayward, Gemma, the owner of Marley’s treats, has come a long way. She now supplies Filipino Fusion treats to a massive community of foodies, who are continuously craving everything on her menu.
Their Flan stuffed Ube Crinkle cookies are a combination of two classic goodies that bring light to Filipinos all over the world. Treat yourself to one, or however many your heart desires. You deserve it!
Follow them on Instagram here.
5. New Orlean’s Jack Rose Restaurant’s Ube Tiramisu
Now this is what we call innovation: Ube & Pistachio Tiramisu. NOLA’s Jack Rose Restaurant’s Chef Eka Soenarko created this masterpiece for their dessert menu. What does it consist of? Layers of ube-infused mascarpone cheese which lent a nutty, vanilla flavor alternated with a layer of pistachio cake and finished with toppings of candied pistachios and kataifi, which is a sweet, buttery Middle Eastern pastry made with shredded phyllo. Say no more, fam, we’re booking our tix now! Find them here.
Photo Credit: Jack Rose NOLA Restaurant
6. Becca Du’s Ube Basque Cheesecake
LA Based Becca Du is a Chinese-Vietnamese recipe developer, food blogger, and food photographer that loves mixing beloved Asian flavors with updated recipes that reflect her foodie experiences in American and beyond. Her take on the beloved Spain-invented recipe has her followers asking for more daily. While you can’t buy this cheesecake you can certainly make it. Here’s her recipe.
Photo Credit: @cooking_therapy
Photo Credit: The Baker’s Grove New Jersey
8. San Diego’s All Things Ube Desserts’ Ube Churros
Honestly, the mashup we’ve all been waiting for: Ube Churros. But that’s not all, San Diego based bakery All Things Ube Desserts also offers this special treat with an ube dipping sauce and ube hot chocolate. Get ready to inject your blood stream with purple goodness after this snack sesh. Plan your merienda with them here.
Photo Credit: All Things Ube Desserts
9. Harina Baked Goods' Ube Cookies
Harina’s Baked Goods instagrammable treats are far more than meets the eye! Their pastries, with a Filipino twist, have made their way to pop ups across the Bay Area and into the mouths of countless happy customers from near and far.
We crave their Ube cookies daily! Whether you’re on the go or at the comfort of your own home, they are the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Follow them on Instagram here.
Written By Nico Belasco
Photographer, Writer, Speaker, Podcast Host, Creative
In a 2019 interview with Vanity Fair, Willem Dafoe recounted his unexpected experience during the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution in the Philippines. "I arrived in the Philippines and my plane was the last plane in because there was a revolution,” Dafoe recalled. With production halted, he and a few others spent "three or four days... out on the streets with the people." Reflecting on the event, he described it as "an incredible feeling because it was a revolution that happened for the most part without violence."