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Refreshing Filipino Halo-Halo Recipe Easy Homemade Shaved Ice Dessert

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A colorful and refreshing Filipino shaved ice dessert featuring layers of sweetened beans, fruits, jellies, creamy milk, and crunchy toppings, perfect for cooling down on hot days.

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 cups crushed ice or finely shaved ice (480 ml)
  • 1 cup evaporated milk (240 ml)
  • 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk (30 ml), adjust to taste
  • 1/4 cup sliced jackfruit (40 g), canned or fresh
  • 1/4 cup sweetened red mung beans (40 g)
  • 1/4 cup sweetened kidney beans or garbanzo beans (40 g)
  • 2 tablespoons macapuno (coconut sport strings) or young coconut strips (30 g)
  • 2 tablespoons sweet purple yam (ube) halaya or jam (30 g), optional
  • 1/4 cup nata de coco (coconut gel) cubes (40 g)
  • 2 tablespoons kaong (sugar palm fruit) (30 g)
  • 2 tablespoons leche flan, cubed (30 g)
  • 2 tablespoons pinipig (toasted young rice flakes) (30 g)
  • 1 scoop ube ice cream or vanilla ice cream per serving
  • Toasted coconut flakes (optional, a handful)

Instructions

  1. Drain any canned fruits or beans well to avoid sogginess. If using homemade sweetened beans, ensure they are tender and syrupy but not watery. Set aside each ingredient in small bowls for easy assembly.
  2. Use your ice shaver or blender to create fine, fluffy ice. The texture should be soft and powdery, not chunky or icy-hard.
  3. In each serving glass or bowl, start with a generous scoop of shaved ice. Add small portions of jackfruit, sweetened mung beans, kidney beans, nata de coco, kaong, macapuno, and ube halaya over the ice to create colorful, distinct layers.
  4. Pour evaporated milk evenly over each glass, followed by a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk. Adjust the amount of condensed milk depending on your sweetness preference.
  5. Top each halo-halo with a scoop of ube or vanilla ice cream, a few cubes of leche flan, and a sprinkle of pinipig or toasted coconut flakes for crunch.
  6. Serve immediately and encourage mixing before eating to combine all the layers and textures.

Notes

Use finely shaved ice for best texture; pulse ice carefully if using a blender to avoid watery ice. Adjust sweetness by varying condensed milk. Assemble just before serving to prevent melting. For vegan version, substitute evaporated milk with coconut milk and use coconut-based ice cream; replace leche flan with tofu pudding or omit. Pinipig can be substituted with crushed toasted almonds or cashews for crunch. Serve immediately for best texture and flavor.

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Keywords: halo-halo, Filipino dessert, shaved ice, sweet beans, ube, summer dessert, easy halo-halo recipe, homemade halo-halo

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