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The best ube treats in Toronto range from soothing, plum-coloured lattes to sugar-laced desserts infused with the delicate flavour and regal colour of the popular purple yam.
A staple crop in the Philippines that’s now grown worldwide, ube is a species of yam often used for sweets. To make this starchy root into a dessert, bakers steam or boil ube and mash it until smooth. Naturally subtle, ube is generally enhanced with sugar, coconut and condensed milk, and natural flavourings. Used in a multitude of dishes, such as halo-halo, ensaymadas, halaya and more, this arrestingly vivid ingredient is a natural for eye-catching, delicious indulgences.
Found across the GTA, these ube-based treats boast tropical flavours sure to encourage you to dream of sunnier spots. Try one today and you’ll soon start seeking out new ways to get your ube fix.
Trinity Bellwoods
93A Ossington Ave
Bang Bang Ice Cream and Bakery
Dessert
A favourite menu item from this Ossington ice cream shop is the Totaro, made from purple yam and coconut.
Bang Bang Ice Cream and Bakery
Trinity Bellwoods
93A Ossington Ave
A favourite menu item from this Ossington ice cream shop is the Totaro, made from purple yam and coconut.
Dessert
West Queen West
811 Queen St W
Three Monks and a Duck
Asian
This bar and restaurant doles out a decadent French toast comprised of pineapple-bun bread pudding topped with caramelized banana and served with tapioca pearls, coconut ube sauce and iHalo Krunch ube ice cream.
Three Monks and a Duck
West Queen West
811 Queen St W
This bar and restaurant doles out a decadent French toast comprised of pineapple-bun bread pudding topped with caramelized banana and served with tapioca pearls, coconut ube sauce and iHalo Krunch ube ice cream.
Asian
East Chinatown
617 Gerrard St E
Wong's Ice Cream & Store
At Wong's, there's always a lengthy list of tempting, inventive ice cream flavours on offer. You won't always find ube, but try it when you do.
Wong's Ice Cream & Store
East Chinatown
617 Gerrard St E
At Wong's, there's always a lengthy list of tempting, inventive ice cream flavours on offer. You won't always find ube, but try it when you do.
Little Italy
825 College St
The Night Baker
With so many options, it can be hard to choose a treat at the Night Baker. If in doubt, the Ooh Bae, an ube cheesecake cookie with ube jam filling, is always a delightful choice.
The Night Baker
Little Italy
825 College St
With so many options, it can be hard to choose a treat at the Night Baker. If in doubt, the Ooh Bae, an ube cheesecake cookie with ube jam filling, is always a delightful choice.
The Crane Express
From halo-halo and white chocolate ube cookies to ube waffles, there are plenty of ube treats to choose from at the Crane Express.
The Crane Express
From halo-halo and white chocolate ube cookies to ube waffles, there are plenty of ube treats to choose from at the Crane Express.
Scoops n' Bites
Scoops n' Bites' artful, 3-inch mini ube cake is the perfect indulgence for two -- or one -- sweet-toothed diner.
Scoops n' Bites
Scoops n' Bites' artful, 3-inch mini ube cake is the perfect indulgence for two -- or one -- sweet-toothed diner.
Markham
4300 Steeles Ave E
Pinoy Waffles
Filipino
Find Pinoy Waffles' crunchy, addictive ube waffles, along with a slew of other flavours, at their stand in Pacific Mall.
Pinoy Waffles
Markham
4300 Steeles Ave E
Find Pinoy Waffles' crunchy, addictive ube waffles, along with a slew of other flavours, at their stand in Pacific Mall.
Filipino
Mix & Batch
Watch Mix & Batch's Instagram page to find out when they'll be delivering their Stuff't cookies, including an ube flavour filled with toasted coconut truffle, to Toronto.
Mix & Batch
Watch Mix & Batch's Instagram page to find out when they'll be delivering their Stuff't cookies, including an ube flavour filled with toasted coconut truffle, to Toronto.
Scarborough
3376 Kennedy Rd Unit 2
Oishiii Sweets
Japanese
At Oishiii Sweets you can wash down your ube cheesecake, ube soft serve and ube mochi doughnuts with an ube latte fit for royalty.
Oishiii Sweets
Scarborough
3376 Kennedy Rd Unit 2
At Oishiii Sweets you can wash down your ube cheesecake, ube soft serve and ube mochi doughnuts with an ube latte fit for royalty.
Japanese
Dundas West
707 Dundas St W
Kanto by Tita Flips
Filipino
Kanto has your brunch sorted, with ube pancakes, and fried chicken served alongside ube waffles.
Kanto by Tita Flips
Dundas West
707 Dundas St W
Kanto has your brunch sorted, with ube pancakes, and fried chicken served alongside ube waffles.
Filipino
Joys Cakes and Sweets
Available for pre-order, Joy's Ube Macapuno Cake, a combination of ube and shredded young coconut, makes any occasion feel special.
Joys Cakes and Sweets
Available for pre-order, Joy's Ube Macapuno Cake, a combination of ube and shredded young coconut, makes any occasion feel special.
The Beaches
2066 Queen St E
Isabella's Boutique Restaurant
Japanese
Though flavours change weekly, there's always a chance you'll find Isabella Loves Mochi's ube pandan or ube white chocolate doughnuts on the menu.
Isabella's Boutique Restaurant
The Beaches
2066 Queen St E
Though flavours change weekly, there's always a chance you'll find Isabella Loves Mochi's ube pandan or ube white chocolate doughnuts on the menu.
Japanese
Queen West
831 Queen St W
iHalo Krunch
Dessert
iHalo Krunch's inky charcoal ice cream might get the most press, but reach for their subtle, creamy ube soft serve and you won't be disappointed.
iHalo Krunch
Queen West
831 Queen St W
iHalo Krunch's inky charcoal ice cream might get the most press, but reach for their subtle, creamy ube soft serve and you won't be disappointed.
Dessert
Markham
85 Spy Ct
Golden Bakeshop
You'll find ube ensaymadas, hopia, bread and ube cheese pandesal at this popular Filipino bakery in Markham.
Golden Bakeshop
Markham
85 Spy Ct
You'll find ube ensaymadas, hopia, bread and ube cheese pandesal at this popular Filipino bakery in Markham.
Yorkville
12 Cumberland St
Dessert Lady - Cumberland
Ube fans can opt between Dessert Lady's Ube Coconut Cake with ube buttercream or Coconut Ube Cheesecake.
Dessert Lady - Cumberland
Yorkville
12 Cumberland St
Ube fans can opt between Dessert Lady's Ube Coconut Cake with ube buttercream or Coconut Ube Cheesecake.
Chinatown
235 Spadina Ave Unit 2
Dainties Macaron
Patisserie
When the buttercream-filled ube macaron and ube ice cream sandwiches make an appearance on Dainties' rotating menu, you'll want to act fast.
Dainties Macaron
Chinatown
235 Spadina Ave Unit 2
When the buttercream-filled ube macaron and ube ice cream sandwiches make an appearance on Dainties' rotating menu, you'll want to act fast.
Patisserie
Casa Manila
Filipino
Casa Manila's show-stopping Ube Layer Cake, with ube cake and buttercream, is available whole or by the slice, but you know which you should choose.
Casa Manila
Casa Manila's show-stopping Ube Layer Cake, with ube cake and buttercream, is available whole or by the slice, but you know which you should choose.
Filipino
Yorkville
87 Yorkville Ave #3
Cafe Bora
Cafe Bora's regal assortment of desserts are made with purple sweet potato, not purple yam. Still, with their delicate hue and delicious flavour, they're a close-cousin to ube sweets.
Cafe Bora
Yorkville
87 Yorkville Ave #3
Cafe Bora's regal assortment of desserts are made with purple sweet potato, not purple yam. Still, with their delicate hue and delicious flavour, they're a close-cousin to ube sweets.
Bake Code Croissanterie
Among Bake Code Croissanterie's collection of flavours, you'll find a croissant infused with the colour and flavour of ube.
Bake Code Croissanterie
Among Bake Code Croissanterie's collection of flavours, you'll find a croissant infused with the colour and flavour of ube.
