Philippines

Halo-Halo

Name: Halo-Halo
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 2 bowls Crushed ice; 100 ml Sweetened condensed milk; 2 tbsp each Sweet red beans & chickpeas; 2 tbsp each Nata de coco & coconut gel; 2 scoops Ube (purple yam) or ube ice cream; 2 pieces Leche flan; 2 tbsp Toasted rice flakes (pinipig)

Filipino layered shaved-ice dessert

Halo-halo means “mix-mix” in Tagalog and is the Philippines' most loved summer dessert. It traces back to pre-war Japanese kakigori influences.

Over finely shaved ice, sweet beans, fruits, jellies and leche flan are layered – crowned with ube ice cream and crisp rice flakes.

Servings2

Time20 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Crushed ice2 bowls
Sweetened condensed milk100 ml
Sweet red beans & chickpeas2 tbsp each
Nata de coco & coconut gel2 tbsp each
Ube (purple yam) or ube ice cream2 scoops
Leche flan2 pieces
Toasted rice flakes (pinipig)2 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Layer sweet beans, jellies and nata de coco into tall glasses.
Top generously with finely shaved ice.
Pour over sweetened condensed milk.
Set leche flan and a scoop of ube ice cream on top.
Scatter with rice flakes and mix before eating.

Make it original

Nata de coco, ube and pinipig make a real halo-halo – in the Asia Boutique.

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