Ube Bonbons

In our five-piece presentation of Daniel Corpuz’s debut Advent Calendar treat, ube makes a dramatic appearance. Corpuz begins with this purple yam — a vanilla-noted, subtly nutty root vegetable used in Filipino and Southeast Asian desserts — and mixes it with white chocolate to create a luscious ganache filling with a cake-like texture. A purple shell made with our mellow 70% Tumaco, Colombia chocolate echoes the bonbon’s colorful interior. Daniel works with the Philippine Consulate in New York to source this ingredient directly from the Philippines.