Ube Coffee
Your morning coffee, in a purple version. Ube slips into a long coffee to soften and color it, without altering it.
The simplest way to twist your daily coffee.
Coffee, only softer
No elaborate latte here: just your coffee, elevated.
A spoonful of ube brings the coffee a vanilla roundness and a lovely purple hue, while keeping its character. Perfect for those who find coffee a little too sharp on its own.
Ube adds no caffeine: the caffeine in your ube coffee comes only from the coffee. So the dose stays yours.
Ube coffee, step by step.
Your coffee, purple version, in one minute.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Kinampay ube powder (approx. 5 g)
- 1 tsp hot water
- 1 cup of coffee (filter, long or americano)
- A splash of milk (optional)
- Sweetener to taste (optional)
Equipment
- A cup
- A teaspoon or a whisk
Preparation
- Dissolve the ube powder with the hot water, until you get a smooth paste.
- Pour your hot coffee over it and mix well.
- Add a splash of milk if you like it softer.
- Sweeten if needed and enjoy.
The whole Drinks family
Lattes, iced versions, indulgent pairings: explore all our ube drinks.
Ube Latte
The signature drink, hot or iced.
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Ice Ube Latte
The iced version, a striking gradient.
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Coconut Ube Latte
The tropical pairing of ube and coconut.
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Matcha Ube Latte
The two-tone purple and green, with matcha.
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Purple Coffee
The coffee latte that turns purple.
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Ube Smoothie
Creamy, fruity, with banana.
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Ube Milkshake
The iced treat sipped through a straw.
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Ube Frappé
Iced, foamy, ultra refreshing.
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Bubble Tea Ube
An ube milk with its tapioca pearls.
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Ube Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate turns purple.
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Ube Chai Latte
The softness of ube and the warmth of spices.
See the recipe →The chef's touch
The coffee-ube balance is set by the dose.
On a long coffee (not a tight espresso), ube comes through better. Start with one spoonful, taste, adjust. A splash of milk rounds it all out further and reveals the purple.
Always dissolve the ube first: poured onto the dry powder, coffee creates lumps.
Mistakes to avoid
Three pitfalls for a balanced ube coffee.
Explore the world of ube
Coffee is just the beginning.
Drinks
Lattes, smoothies, ube frappés.
Explore →Capsules
Lattes, cappuccino, affogato… ready in 30 s.
Explore →Desserts
Cheesecakes, cookies, cakes, pancakes.
Explore →Ice creams
Ice creams, nice cream, frozen mochi.
Explore →Breakfasts
Bowls, porridges, overnight oats.
Explore →Filipino recipes
Halaya, ensaymada, leche flan.
Explore →Ube Time Signatures
Our exclusive creations, found nowhere else.
Explore →Ready to make it?
All you're missing is the Kinampay ube powder.
Your questions about ube coffee.
How do you make an ube coffee?
Dissolve a teaspoon of ube powder in a little hot water, then pour your long coffee over it. Mix and add a little milk if you like.
Does ube coffee contain caffeine?
Yes, the coffee's. Ube adds none.
What's the difference with purple coffee?
Ube coffee is a simple coffee tinted with ube; purple coffee is a more elaborate coffee latte, built with milk.
Can it be made iced?
Yes: pour the cold coffee over ice cubes, on top of the dissolved ube base.
Does ube change the taste of the coffee?
It softens and rounds it with vanilla notes, without masking its character.