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Ube Pie With Marshmallow Whip

Ube Pie with Marshmallow Cream being served.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
  • Active Time

    20 minutes

  • Total Time

    2 hours 40 minutes plus cooling

When I’m with my mom’s side of the family, no holiday is complete without ube pie. Ube is a vibrant purple yam from the Philippines used in many sweet dishes. This version of the pie, with its deep shade of violet and its pearly crown of marshmallowy whipped cream, looks as regal as it does whimsical. It’s creamy and custardy like asweet potato piebut with ube’s distinct notes of vanilla and pistachio. Instead of starting with whole purple yams, this recipe uses jarredube halaya(sometimes called ube jam), which is ube that has been cooked, sweetened, and mashed. It’s a dessert on its own but is also used in many other recipes. This pie filling blends ube halaya with silky coconut milk and, optionally,ube extract, which gives the pie a bolder, richer ube flavor and a deeper purple color.

Ingredients

8 Servings

1 disk Our FavoritePie Dough
All-purpose flour (for dusting)
2 large eggs
1 (12-oz.) jar ube halaya (such as Monika)
¾ cup unsweetened coconut milk (preferably Thai Kitchen)
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt
½ tsp. vanilla extract
½ tsp. ube extract (optional)
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup Marshmallow Fluff
1 Tbsp. powdered sugar
  1. Step 1

    Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 12" round. Wrap dough around rolling pin and transfer to a standard 9"-diameter pie dish. Unfurl into dish, then lift edges and allow dough to slump down into edges. Trim overhang to 1". Fold overhang under to create a thick crust that is flush with rim; crimp as desired. Lightly prick bottom all over with a fork. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.

    Step 2

    Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line crust with parchment paper or foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until edges are beginning to brown, 20–25 minutes. Carefully lift out parchment and weights. Return crust to oven and bake until golden brown all over, 10–15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

    Step 3

    Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs, ube halaya, coconut milk, granulated sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and ube extract (if using) in a large bowl until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour filling into pie crust.

    Step 4

    烤派到边缘填充设置但中心still jiggles slightly, 55–65 minutes. (Filling will puff as it bakes but will settle as it cools.) Transfer to a wire rack and let cool at least 2 hours. Pie can be served slightly warm or room temperature.

    Step 5

    Using an electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat cream, Marshmallow Fluff, and powdered sugar in a medium bowl until medium peaks form, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip (or a resealable plastic bag with a corner snipped off). Chill marshmallow whip until ready to serve.

    Step 6

    Pipe 8 dollops of marshmallow whip around edges of filling. Slice pie and transfer to plates. Serve with remaining marshmallow whip alongside.

    Do ahead:Crust can be baked 3 days ahead; store tightly wrapped at room temperature. Marshmallow whip can be made 8 hours ahead; keep chilled. Pie can be baked 1 day ahead; cover and chill. Bring to room temperature and top with marshmallow whip just before serving.

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  • We made this for Thanksgiving and enjoyed it. I was not as wowed by the whipped cream made with marshmallow, but it was fine. Relatively similar but just different enough to pumpkin pie in taste, it was an interesting and colorful addition to dinner.

    • Amy White

    • St. Louis, MO

    • 2/1/2022

  • I used boiled icing with gelatine to make marshmallow frosting and torched the top. I will add macapuno (coconut sport) balls or strings next time so that it becomes Ube Macapuno Pie

    • Victoria

    • Iloilo City, Philippines

    • 12/16/2021

  • HOW DO YOU PRINT THESE RECIPES?? VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE THE PRINTING IS LARGER THAN 8 X 11 ....SPEND TOO MUCH TIME EDITING....

    • PAT WOLFE

    • VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA

    • 12/3/2021

  • Where would I find Ube?

    • Anonymous

    • OKC

    • 11/23/2021

  • I challenge anyone who does not hold this recipe in high regard to a battle of the MINDS!

    • The Mind Battler

    • Yonkers, NY

    • 11/17/2021

  • Seriously love this pie and will be using the whipped cream on SO many other pies going forward.

    • Kearney

    • Brooklyn

    • 11/17/2021

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