Crispy Ube Turon (Filipino Ube Banana Spring Rolls)
This Ube Turon recipe elevates the classic banana turon by adding creamy ube halaya for a delightful twist. Perfectly crispy and sweet, these spring rolls are an irresistible Filipino dessert you can easily make at home.
Servings: 8 Ube Turons
Calories: 97kcal
Equipment
- 1 frying pan or wok
Ingredients
- 2 Saba banana sliced length-wise into 4
- 8 sheets Spring Roll wrappers or lumpia wrappers
- ¼ cup Brown sugar or muscovado sugar
- ½ cup Ube Halaya or Ube Jam
- 1 cup cooking oil
Instructions
- Peel the saba banana and cut it into quarters lengthwise.
- Place a spring roll wrapper on a flat surface with one corner pointing towards you. Position a banana quarter on this corner.8 sheets Spring Roll wrappers or lumpia wrappers, 2 Saba banana
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon of ube halaya onto the banana. Add more to your liking.½ cup Ube Halaya or Ube Jam
- Sprinkle a teaspoon of brown sugar over the ube halaya.¼ cup Brown sugar or muscovado sugar
- Fold the corner of the wrapper over the banana and ube, covering them completely.
- Fold in the left and right sides tightly to enclose the filling.
- Roll the wrapper up diagonally into a tight cylinder. Moisten the final corner with water to seal it.
- Pour cooking oil into a pan or wok to about 1 inch deep. Heat to 350-375°F (use a thermometer if you have one - this temperature is key for crispy turon). To test without a thermometer, stick a wooden chopstick in the oil - it should bubble steadily but not violently.1 cup cooking oil
- Working in batches (don't overcrowd the pan), carefully add the turon to the hot oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes per side, turning occasionally, until golden brown and crispy all over. The wrappers should be evenly golden, not pale.
- Remove turon from oil and place on a wire rack or paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil. Let cool for 2-3 minutes before eating - the filling gets very hot. Serve warm.
- After frying the turon until almost done, sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar into the oil around them. The sugar will melt and create a glossy, caramelized coating on the wrappers. Work quickly and watch carefully - the sugar can burn fast.
Notes
- Use fresh saba bananas for the best sweetness and texture. Overripe bananas might make the turon too mushy.
- Don’t overstuff the wrappers—this can cause the turon to burst open while frying.
- Fry at medium heat to get a golden brown crisp without burning the wrappers.
- If you have leftover ube halaya, you can use it in other desserts like ube ice cream or ube cheesecake.
- Seal the wrappers tightly to prevent the filling from spilling out while frying.
Nutrition
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 22.4g | Protein: 1.4g | Fat: 0.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 4mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 5.4g | Calcium: 3mg
