Halo-halo Recipe
Filipino · Dessert · 20 min total
Halo-halo is a beloved Filipino shaved ice dessert with a medley of sweet toppings, evaporated milk, and ice cream. This recipe offers a classic version with common ingredients.
20
min prep
min prep
4
servings
servings
450
kcal/serving
kcal/serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups shaved ice
- 1/2 cup sweetened red beans (or kidney beans)
- 1/2 cup sweetened garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
- 1/2 cup macapuno (coconut sport) strings
- 1/2 cup nata de coco (coconut gel), drained
- 1/2 cup kaong (sugar palm fruit), drained
- 1/2 cup saba bananas, sliced and caramelized
- 1/2 cup sweetened jackfruit strips
- 1/2 cup ube halaya (purple yam jam)
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 4 scoops ube ice cream (or vanilla)
- 4 tablespoons leche flan (optional, cut into cubes)
- 4 tablespoons pinipig (toasted rice flakes) for topping
Instructions
- Prepare all the sweet toppings: drain canned beans, fruits, and gels. Caramelize saba bananas by pan-frying with sugar until golden.
- In a tall glass or bowl, add a layer of shaved ice.
- Arrange a small portion of each topping (red beans, garbanzos, macapuno, nata de coco, kaong, bananas, jackfruit, ube halaya) over the ice.
- Add another layer of shaved ice, then more toppings, repeating until glass is full.
- Drizzle evaporated milk over the top.
- Add a scoop of ube ice cream and top with leche flan cubes and pinipig.
- Serve immediately with a long spoon, mixing everything together before eating.
Tips
- Use finely shaved ice for best texture; a manual shaver or food processor works.
- Adjust sweetness by controlling the amount of evaporated milk.
- Substitute any topping with available canned or fresh fruits like mango or langka.
- For a dairy-free version, use coconut milk instead of evaporated milk.
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