Philippines

Halo-Halo (Filipino Layered Dessert)

| Cuisine of the Philippines Halo-halo ("mix-mix") is a Filipino dessert usually made with shaved ice, ice cream, and a variety of add-ins such as sweetened fruits and jellies.

Suits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian. Allergens named in the ingredients: Milk. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

1½ cup shaved ice
½ cup chickpeas in syrup
½ cup red mung beans in syrup
⅓ cup nata de coco (coconut gel in syrup)
¼ cup kaong in syrup
1 tbsp ube jam (sweet purple yam paste)
2 scoops ube ice cream
2 ea. 2 inch cubes leche flan
½ cup evaporated milk
Pinipig (toasted flattened rice), for serving (optional)

Method

Cover the bottoms of two serving bowls or glasses with a layer of shaved ice.
Top the ice with the chickpeas, mung beans, nata de coco, kaong, and ube jam.
Top with ube ice cream and leche flan, then pour the evaporated milk over everything.
Sprinkle with pinipig, if using.