Ube Pancakes With Ube Ganache Recipe

This super easy recipe for ube pancakes with ube ganache is perfect for a decadent weekend breakfast or brunch.

You can buy ube halaya at some Asian stores, or you can make it yourself. Check out my ube halaya recipe here, which includes a video. You could skip the ube halaya altogether and just use the ube extract/flavouring, but trust me, the ube halaya makes the texture of the pancakes so soft and moist it's worth using.

You can also watch me make these in my YouTube video:

Ready? Let's go.

(Makes about eight pancakes.)

Ingredients for Ube Pancakes

120g self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 egg
50g ube halaya
1 tbsp vegetable oil
120ml milk
1 tsp ube extract (plus purple food colouring if the extract isn't already purple)

Ingredients for Ube Ganache:

50ml double cream
50g white chocolate
1/2 tsp ube extract (plus purple food colouring if the extract is clear)

Method:

1. To make the pancakes, put all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Crack the egg in the centre, add in the ube halaya and oil, and gradually stir in the milk until smooth. Stir in the ube extract (and colouring if needed) until evenly-coloured.

2. Heat a pan over a low to medium heat. Brush a little oil onto the pan. Then cook your pancakes: spoon a little into the pan, wait a minute or two until the surface bubbles, flip and cook for another minute before turning out onto a plate. Continue until you've used all the batter up.

3.  To make the ube ganache, heat the cream in a small saucepan until steaming and just about to bubble, and immediately pour over the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Leave for a few seconds to start melting the chocolate, and then stir until smooth. Stir in the ube extract (and colouring if needed, as before).

4. Stack up the pancakes, pour over the ganache and serve.

Enjoy, and have fun.