Name: Ube (Purple Yam) Candies
Yield: Makes about 60
Ingredients: 12 ounces purple- or orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (about 2 medium); 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk; ½ cup nonfat instant dry milk; ½ teaspoon finely grated lime zest; Pinch of kosher salt; 2 tablespoons sugar, plus more; A potato ricer or food mill

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Alex Lau

Traditionally made with ube (Filipino sweet potato), this recipe will work with any purple or orange sweet potato or yam. This is a part of Angela Dimayuga's Filipino-American Christmas menu. You can find all of the recipes here.

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