We’re sure you’ll love this super easy 15-minute Vegan Purple Yam Mochi Waffles recipe, aka Ube muffles.
It’s a whole new way to use mochiko flour, aside from making mochi balls, and a colorful twist on the classic waffle recipe. So let us show you how to make these wonderful purple waffles!
You only need three ingredients
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sticky rice flour
Also known as Mochigomeko (もち米粉) or mochiko In short, it is a type of flour made from Japanese ground cooked glutinous rice, called mochigoma (もち米).
Because mochiko flour is traditionally used to make it mochismall Japanese rice cakes, we called these waffles mochi Waffles.
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spread ube
It is a sweet, spreadable paste made from Filipino purple yams and known as Ube Halaya in Filipino, meaning “purple yam”.
Ube spread is often used in sweets and baked goods to add flavor and color.
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Plant based milk
You can use any plant-based milk, but we recommend a coconut milk drink. It gives the waffle batter a delicious tropical flavor that goes really well with the Ube butter flavor.
Use it to thin the moffles batter until smooth and pourable.
You can find both glutinous rice flour and ube halaya at your local Asian grocery store or online.
Make sure you buy glutinous rice flour, not regular rice flour. The two look the same, but produce completely different results.
Waffles made from mochi flour are crunchy on the outside, gooey and chewy on the inside, while those made from rice flour are soft and spongy and look like classic waffles.
That’s because glutinous rice flour becomes rubbery and sticky as it cooks, giving these mochi waffles their unique texture and feel.
As for the ube spread, you can also try making it from scratch if you can snag some fresh ube or purple yams.
We have a super easy and quick recipe for homemade ube butter that’s vegan and lower in sugar than the classic ube halaya.
Since our Ube Halaya is more like butter than jam, you can use it afterwards as a butter substitute in casseroles and sweet treats.
We’ve used it successfully in all of our delicious recipes with ube, including these vegan waffles and our ube butter mochi.
Once you’ve gathered all the ingredients, simply whip them into a purple waffle batter, pour it into your waffle maker and let your machine do the rest. Excellent!