In case any of you are wondering what the eff Ube is, let me tell you! Pronounced "oo-beh" its another name for purple yams. Yup, purple! This brightly coloured root vegetable has become a new obsession of mine, I mean you can't really go past the fact that this yam can turn any regular old dessert into a brightly colored nutrient dense one. With Instagram, slowly filling up with pics of this vibrant vegetable used in so many creative ways and I just had to give it a go for myself.
I had a recipe way back for "Raw Cookie Dough balls" these bite sized morsels called for nut butter as a base mixed with a few yummy things and coated in chocolate. So with a few alterations and substitutions I give you
Plant Based Ube Bites.
How do they taste?
Slightly sweet from the coconut sugar
Soft and creamy from the Ube
Crunchy from the cacao nibs
All with a slight undertone of coconut.
Makes 16 balls
What you'll need:
5 tbsp coconut butter
2 tbsp coconut sugar cooked into a syrup with 1/3 c water
2 cups steamed then cooled ube potato
3 tbsp cacao nibs
1 2.82oz block of alter eco blackout chocolate
1 tbsp coconut oil
What to do:
In a food processor blitz your ube until you've reached a smooth consistency.
While your processor is running slowly add in your coconut butter and sugar syrup
Mixture should now be thick and smooth
Fold in your cacao nibs
Spoon out the mixture with a cookie scoop of tablespoon and roll into small even sized balls.
Lay onto a tray lined with parchment paper and place in the freezer for 20 minutes
In a double boiler melt down your chocolate bar with 1 tbsp coconut oil (this helps make the chocolate more manageable and "dippable")
Let the chocolate cool just slightly so it's not boiling hot when dipping
Remove your chilled balls from the freezer and with a fork scoop them up one by one and drop into the melted chocolate, coat the balls completely and carefully place back onto the parchment paper. Using a fork helps excess chocolate drip off so you get an even coating.
Once all of your balls are coated place back in the freezer for 10 minutes to allow chocolate to harden.
Remove from the freezer and enjoy!
Balls can be kept in an airtight container and kept in the fridge for when the time calls for a quick treat.
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