Signature Purple Coffee
The body of a real coffee, the vanilla sweetness of ube, an unexpected purple colour: the Signature Purple Coffee is our exceptional coffee.
For those who want their caffeine with style.
The coffee with character and colour
The Signature Purple Coffee pairs a bold espresso with an ube base and a foamy milk.
The ube softens the coffee's bitterness without masking it, and gives it that spectacular purple hue. The result is a balanced latte, both powerful and smooth, that wakes up the taste buds as much as the eyes. Our signature for coffee lovers.
Our signature coffee contains caffeine, from the espresso. The ube itself adds none: it just softens and colours.
Signature Purple Coffee, step by step.
A creation signed Ube Time, step by step.
Ingredients
- 1 espresso (or 30 ml strong coffee)
- 1 tsp Kinampay ube powder (about 5 g)
- 1 tsp hot water
- 180 ml milk of your choice
- 1 tsp maple syrup (optional)
Equipment
- An espresso machine or a coffee maker
- A milk frother
- A glass
Preparation
- Dissolve the ube powder in the hot water, until a smooth base.
- Mix the ube base into the milk, then heat it and froth it.
- Pour the purple milk into the glass.
- Pull the espresso and pour it gently into the centre: it spreads through the purple. Sweeten if needed.
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Discover the recipe →The chef's touch
The coffee-ube balance is delicate.
A single espresso is enough: too much coffee overpowers the ube and its colour. Pour it gently into the centre of the purple milk for a lovely diffusion effect. A nicely frothed milk softens the bitterness and ties it all together.
Serve it in a clear glass: the meeting of coffee and purple deserves to be seen.
The mistakes to avoid
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Your questions about this recipe.
How do you make a Signature Purple Coffee?
Mix an ube base into the milk, froth it, pour it into a glass then gently add an espresso in the centre.
Does the Signature Purple Coffee contain caffeine?
Yes, from the espresso; the ube itself adds none.
Can you drink it iced?
Yes: build the purple milk over ice cubes and pour the espresso on top.
What's the difference with the classic Purple Coffee?
The signature version perfects the balance and the presentation, designed by Ube Time for coffee lovers.
Does this recipe exist anywhere else?
The Signature Purple Coffee is our exclusive interpretation of the purple coffee.