Soft, fluffy purple sweet rolls made effortlessly in your bread machine and packed with a gooey chocolate peanut butter center.
“Pretty purple brioche rolls with soft fluffy dough, gooey chocolate peanut butter filling, and all the fun of ube baking made simple at home!” – Mona, Far From The Farm.
These soft, fluffy bread machine filled ube brioche rolls are a budget-friendly purple sweet bread packed with a gooey chocolate peanut butter center. By utilizing a quick bread machine dough cycle, this easy ube baking recipe delivers bakery-style mini rolls right from your home kitchen.
Hi! If you’ve been following me for long you’ll already know this, but for those who are new, welcome to Far From The Farm. I’m Mona, the Brit behind the recipes, learning life and food in the States while sharing our debt-free journey and what’s on the menu in our home today!
And today? We are making purple bread! Not just any purple bread either. These practical, fun, homemade bread machine filled ube brioche rolls use a small amount of ube powder to turn everyday ingredients into something exciting.
The bread machine handles the mixing, kneading, and first rise, freeing you up while keeping your kitchen clean. Then, you simply shape the dough, add the chocolate peanut butter spread, let them puff up, and bake.
This massive batch of 24 mini rolls is incredibly freezer-friendly and budget-friendly. They taste like a specialty bakery treat without the bakery price tag, making them a perfect frugal snack for for Halloween, Summerween, fun purple recipes, birthdays, lunchbox treats, after school snacks, or Month of the Military Child, because purple has such a special meaning there too. And who does not love a pretty bun?!
And of course I just have to mention again, that using a bread machine has genuinely changed the way I cook at home, and I think it could help you out too!
My little bread machine does so much for me, dough for sweet rolls, soft dinner rolls, pizza nights, everyday sandwich loaves, quick cakes, even small batches of jam.
It takes on all the fiddly steps and frees me up to carry on with everything else at home. It keeps things consistent and budget friendly, and honestly it has made homemade baking feel achievable even on my busiest days. I’ll share the one I use later on in this post.
As a military family working through baby step 2 of our debt free journey, we are making more things at home these days and trying to stretch every penny that little bit further.
Bakery style treats get expensive fast, especially if you are buying enough for a family. A big homemade batch like this makes 24 little rolls, freezes well, and gives you something fun without spending a fortune.
And just a reminder that if you’re struggling and you need help with managing your budget or starting your own debt free journey then here’s some FREE resources below you may find helpful!
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As always, these photos are from my real kitchen here in our sweet military base home. No AI recipe images or staged lighting or spotless marble counters. Just real life and real food made in a small space. Proof that you can feed your family well without needing a dream kitchen or fancy tools!
So roll up your sleeves, grab your ube powder, and head into the kitchen right now to make these soft, sweet purple rolls!
Recipe Disclaimer
All Far From The Farm recipes are shared as a guide based on what works in my home kitchen. Results may vary depending on your ingredients, equipment, and cooking setup, so always use your own judgement. Please check all ingredients for allergies, intolerances, or dietary needs before making any recipe. Far From The Farm is not responsible for any reactions or outcomes from the use of these recipes. Nutritional information is an estimate only.
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Why Use a Bread Machine for Brioche Dough?
Making brioche dough by hand can be incredibly sticky and intimidating because of the high butter and egg content. Using a bread machine solves this completely.
The machine handles the intense mixing, kneading, and temperature-controlled first rise. This keeps your counters clean, eliminates the guesswork, and guarantees a perfectly soft, fluffy bun every single time!
Equipment
- Bread machine – one that can hold up to 2 lbs of dough
- Measuring jug
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Spoon
- Plastic wrap or clean kitchen towel
- Bench scraper
- Rolling pin
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Cooling rack
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Ingredients
Makes 24 mini filled brioche rolls
For the dough
- 1 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tbsp ube powder (or sub with purple sweet potato powder)
- 3 eggs
- 4 tbsp salted butter, cold and cubed
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
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For the filling
- 15 oz jar Jif Peanut Butter and Chocolate Flavor Spread
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Step-By-Step Instructions
Step One: Activate the yeast
Remove the pan insert from your bread machine. Add the warm water, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and yeast into the bread machine pan. Give everything a quick stir, then cover the pan with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel. Leave it for 5 to 10 minutes so the yeast can proof.
Step Two: Check the yeast for activity
After 5 to 10 minutes, the mixture should look bubbly and frothy on top. That is how you know the yeast is alive and ready to go! If nothing happens, throw it away and start again with fresh yeast. It is annoying, but much better than wasting the eggs, butter, flour, and time on dough that will not rise properly.
Step Three: Add the ube, eggs, and butter
Add the ube powder, eggs, and cold cubed salted butter directly into the bread machine pan. No need to stir or mix by hand. The bread machine will handle all the heavy mixing for you once the dough cycle starts.
Step Four: Add the flour
Add the all-purpose flour directly on top of the wet ingredients. Again, there is absolutely no need to mix it in yourself at this stage.
Step Five: Add the Salt (The Baker’s Secret)
Make a small hole in the top of the flour and add the salt into that little well, covering it with a bit of the surrounding flour. This helps stop the salt from coming into direct contact with the yeast too early in the mixing process.
In my experience, early contact can affect the rise, even if some bread machine manuals do not make a big fuss about it. Sometimes experience knows different!
Step Six: Run the bread machine dough cycle
Place the bread machine pan back into your machine. Select the Dough Cycle and press start. This usually takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes (or 90 minutes), depending on your specific machine.
About 10 minutes into the bread machine dough cycle running, lift the lid briefly to check your dough, and make sure it’s not too dry. This is a brioche dough so you’ll want it to look on the wetter side (see above).
Here’s a quick guide to checking the dough balls that might help and talks you through how to adjust when your dough doesn’t look right!
When the dough cycle is fully complete, your brioche dough should be soft, rich, and beautifully purple.
Step Seven: Divide the purple dough
When the dough cycle has finished, tip the purple dough out onto a very lightly floured surface. Separate it into 24 equal-ish pieces. No need to stress over perfection, it is not The Great British Bake Off after all! You just want them similar enough so that they bake evenly in the oven.
Step Eight: Roll each piece
Take one piece of dough at a time and roll it out lightly on your floured surface. You want it thin enough to wrap around the sweet center, but not so thin that it tears. Aim for a small, flattened circle or oval shape.
Step Nine: Add the chocolate peanut butter filling
Add 2 teaspoons of Jif Peanut Butter and Chocolate Flavor Spread to the center of each piece of dough. Try your best not to overfill them! I know it is tempting, but too much filling makes the seams harder to seal and can cause messy leaking during baking.
Step Ten: Seal the sweet rolls
Pull the edges of the dough up and over the filling. Pinch the seams tightly together so the chocolate peanut butter is fully enclosed. Turn the roll seam-side down and gently smooth it into a little bun shape. Place each filled roll seam-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (This is the same sealing method as my other filled brioche rolls—bring the sides up, pinch, and tuck!).
Step Eleven: Second rise
Cover the shaped rolls with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel. Let them rest for about 1 hour, or until they look puffy and have roughly doubled in size. They should look soft and full before they go anywhere near the oven.
Step Twelve: Bake until fluffy
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Bake the rolls for 15 minutes. I do not use an egg wash on these because the ube dough already has such a gorgeous color, and egg wash can look a little odd on purple rolls. You want the tops baked through and lightly golden, with that vibrant purple color still showing beautifully around the sides.
Step Thirteen: Cool and wrap for storage
Remove the rolls from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire cooling rack. Do not bite into one straight away! The chocolate peanut butter filling gets incredibly hot and can easily burn you. Once they are fully cooled, wrap each roll individually in plastic wrap if you want them ready for quick snacks or sweet breakfast bites later.
Notes
- Ube powder can vary in color and strength, so your rolls may be lighter or darker purple depending on the brand.
- Do not add too much extra flour when shaping. A little is fine, but too much can make the rolls heavier.
- The filling will be hot when the rolls first come out of the oven.
- These are best slightly warm, especially if you like the middle soft and gooey.
- No egg wash is needed for this recipe.
- If your bread machine is smaller, watch the dough the first time you make this. Brioche dough can rise dramatically.
Troubleshooting
Dough did not rise.
Your yeast may have been old, or the liquid may have been too hot or too cold.
Dough feels sticky.
Brioche dough is naturally soft. Use a little flour on your hands and surface, but do not overload it.
Filling leaked out too much.
A little leaking is normal, but if there’s a lot the rolls may have been overfilled, or the seams may not have been pinched tightly enough.
Rolls look pale.
Ube dough can bake lighter than regular brioche on top. Check that they are cooked through rather than relying only on color.
Rolls are dense.
They may have needed longer on the second rise, or the yeast may not have activated properly at the start.
Storage
- Store cooled rolls in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- For longer storage, wrap each cooled roll individually in plastic wrap and place them in a large container or zip top freezer bag.
- To serve, thaw at room temperature or microwave from chilled or thawed for about 15 seconds until soft and warm.
Serving Ideas
- Serve warm with coffee or tea.
- Pack one into a lunchbox as a sweet treat.
- Microwave for 15 seconds for a quick after school snack.
- Serve on a birthday brunch table.
- Make them for Halloween as fun purple rolls.
- Serve during Month of the Military Child.
- Add them to a snack board with fruit.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
- Soft purple brioche dough.
- Chocolate peanut butter filling.
- Bread machine does the hard work.
- Makes 24 mini rolls.
- Great for kids and families.
- Freezer friendly.
- Fun for parties, holidays, and themed food days.
- Budget friendly compared to bakery treats.
- Uses ube powder in a simple beginner friendly way.
FAQ
Ube has a wonderfully unique, sweet, and mellow flavor. Most people describe it as a natural mashup of vanilla, white chocolate, and a slightly nutty sweet potato. It pairs absolutely beautifully with the rich chocolate and peanut butter filling in these brioche rolls!
Yes, you can! While true ube (purple yam) has a slightly different flavor profile than purple sweet potato, high-quality purple sweet potato powder works beautifully as a direct 1:1 substitute in this recipe. It will still give your brioche dough that gorgeous, vibrant purple color and a lovely sweet flavor.
Absolutely! This recipe is incredibly freezer-friendly. Once the baked rolls have cooled completely to room temperature, wrap each bun individually in plastic wrap, then pop them all into a large zip-top freezer bag or airtight container. They will stay fresh in the freezer for up to 3 months.
It couldn’t be simpler! Just unwrap a frozen roll from its plastic wrap, place it on a microwave-safe plate, and microwave on high for about 15 seconds. The dough will instantly get soft and fluffy again, and the chocolate peanut butter filling turns perfectly warm and gooey.
Easy Bread Machine Ube Brioche Rolls with Chocolate Peanut Butter!
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Prep the yeast: Remove the pan insert from your bread machine. Add the warm water, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and active dry yeast into the pan.
- Proof: Give everything a quick stir, cover the pan with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel, and leave for 5 to 10 minutes until bubbly and frothy.
- Verify yeast is active: Check the yeast. If it isn't bubbly after 10 minutes, discard and start fresh so your dough doesn't turn out flat.
- Add ube powder, eggs and butter: Add the ube powder, eggs, and cold cubed salted butter directly into the pan. Do not stir.
- Add flour: Add the all-purpose flour directly on top of the wet ingredients.
- Add the salt: Make a small well in the top of the flour, add the salt into that well, and cover it with a little surrounding flour to protect the yeast.
- Run dough cycle: Place the pan back into the machine, select the Dough Cycle, and press start (typically 1 hour and 30 minutes and includes the first rise).
- Portion dough: Tip the purple dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 24 equal pieces.
- Roll out: Roll one piece of dough at a time into a small, flattened circle or oval.
- Fill and seal: Add 2 teaspoons of Jif Peanut Butter and Chocolate Flavor Spread to the center. Pull the edges up, pinch the seams tightly shut to prevent leaking, and place seam-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat for all rolls.
- Second rise: Cover the shaped rolls with plastic wrap or a towel and let them rise for about 1 hour until puffy and doubled.
- Bake until fluffy: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and bake for 15 minutes until the tops are cooked through and lightly golden, and the buns are fluffy inside.
- Cool and store: Transfer the rolls to a cooling rack. Let them cool completely before eating or wrapping individually in plastic wrap for easy snacks.
Notes
- Ube powder can vary by brand, so the color of your rolls may be lighter or darker.
- Do not overfill the rolls or the filling may leak during baking.
- No egg wash is needed for this recipe.
- Use only a light dusting of flour when shaping so the rolls stay soft.
- The filling will be very hot straight from the oven.
- These rolls are lovely warm, cooled, or reheated.
Storage
- Store cooled rolls in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- For longer storage, wrap each cooled roll individually in plastic wrap and place in a large container or zip top food bag.
- Microwave for about 15 seconds to soften and warm before serving.
Related Recipes
- Check out all our Bread Machine Recipes here!
- Find more Ube Recipes here!
- Try our Bread Machine Dubai Chocolate Brioche Rolls next!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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The Takeaway
These soft purple rolls are the perfect sweet treat for busy days. They are fluffy, packed with gooey chocolate peanut butter, and completely freezer-friendly.
A little bit practical. A little bit playful. A total real kitchen win!
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Why You’ll Love Using a Bread Machine In Your Kitchen!
If you’re new here, you’ll quickly learn that I am such a fan of using a bread machine for dough. It has been one of the biggest helps in my kitchen, especially during busy or overwhelming seasons.
My parents gifted me this little Compact Cuisinart Bread Machine recently when I moved from the UK to the States after getting married, and it has worked like a little powerhouse ever since!
It kneads beautifully. It rises dough evenly. It keeps everything contained in one pan so I am not dealing with flour across every surface of the kitchen.
And on days where the house feels chaotic or I am juggling too much, I can add the ingredients, press the dough button, and let it get on with the work while I focus on everything else.
It takes away so much of the guesswork and makes homemade bread, pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, soft rolls, and sweet bakes feel much simpler.
It has also been a real blessing for our budget. Homemade dough costs pennies compared to store prepared versions and certainly compared to eating out. As a military family on baby step 2 of our debt free journey, little savings like that matter across an entire month.
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