Jans - Natural Ube (Purple Yam) Powder - 5 oz

works well with most recipies. I used it to make ube "pandesal" a quick adian bread. turned out perfect. recommend to use it ube extract as well

I bought this to turn into a paste and add to my cookie recipe. In order to turn this into a paste you are suppose to add boiling water, stir, then let sit. Even after multiple hot water additions, stirring, and waiting the paste still had the little 'pop rock' textured pieces. I was hoping this would bake out as ube powder doesn't take its flavor until it is baked. However, the cookies were a bust. You could still see and feel the little ube rocks throughout and the taste was not good.

Great product for making Ube ice cream. You must follow your recipe's instructions for using Ube. This is dehydrated be, so generally you need to reconstitute it by boiling, then strain it through fine mesh, or yes, it will leave your baked product grainy. If you're looking to just add color to your cooking, I'd suggest Ube extract, since it's in a liquid form already.

This brand uses real Ube, the only issue is the granular is rather large to use as “powder”. * I used my vitamix to pulverize the granules into fine powder. It’s more effective in absorbing moisture when using in my recipes. I also notice the aroma is more present after it’s in fine powder form. I do bake the items that i use this for and it works well. Since it’s been difficult to find real Ube powder in America (Most brands market Ube but it’s actually another purple potato tuber rather than the purple Ube yam) I decided to just stick with this brand and just take the extra step to make it into fine powder.

I gave this product a mostly neutral rating because, honestly, it's the first ube I've ever tried so maybe they're all like this. I was hoping to make a brilliantly colored boba tea, but when mixed with sugar and hot water, the hue is a muddy brownish purple. To make matters worse, the powder doesn't actually dissolve, so you're left with a watery mashed potato-like residue as everything settles to the bottom even after straining out the larger chunks. The flavor is what I expected - sort of mildly sweet potato-ish. Since I don't want to waste it, I'll give it a try in a baked good to see if it's any better, but if you're looking for boba ingredients, this probably won't be ideal. I'm was hoping to avoid the artificial colors and flavorings in the bottled ube extract, but I'll be trying that next to get the boba aesthetic I'm looking for.