Filipino Recipe: Lola's Ube Halaya or Ube Jam

e Halaya or Ube Jam is a Filipino favorite dessert

Package frozen grated purple yam
or boil about 2-3 cups of purple yams, peeled and grated
1 can condense milk
1 can evaporated milk
1/2 can of coconut milk
1 stick butter Leave some to butter the serving dish)
1/2 cup white sugar
1-2 drops of purple food color
Optional: add ube flavoring if it is available in your area

In a nonstick deep pan, place the ingredients together.
Cook for about an hour stirring constantly to prevent from sticking to pan
After an hour you can see the consistency has thicken - add the food color (and flavoring if you wish to add as extra flavoring)
Cook for an additional 45 minutes or so until it has become very thick.
Serve in your buttered dish

Eat as a dessert as is or enjoy it as an added flavoring to other filipino dessert such as: bread, ensymadas, ice-cream, ube maja blanca .....