Name: Halo-Halo
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: Sweetened red beans (langka); Sweetened white beans; Nata de coco; Kaong (sugar palm fruit); Sweetened banana (minatamis na saging); Gulaman jelly (cubed); Ube halaya (purple yam jam); Leche flan (sliced); Shaved or crushed ice; Evaporated milk; Ube ice cream (optional); Pinipig (toasted rice flakes)

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Halo-Halo

The ultimate Filipino dessert — shaved ice layered with sweet beans, jellies, fruit, leche flan, ube halaya, and topped with evaporated milk. Mix it all together and enjoy.

Prep 20 min

Cook 0 min

Total 20 min

Serves 4

Dessert·Filipino·Easy

Ingredients

Step 1 — Toppings (prepare or buy at Filipino market)

Sweetened red beans (langka)
Sweetened white beans
Nata de coco
Kaong (sugar palm fruit)
Sweetened banana (minatamis na saging)
Gulaman jelly (cubed)
Ube halaya (purple yam jam)
Leche flan (sliced)
Shaved or crushed ice

Step 2 — Finish

Evaporated milk
Ube ice cream (optional)
Pinipig (toasted rice flakes)

Instructions

1
Layer the toppings
In tall glasses, layer a spoonful each of sweet beans, nata de coco, kaong, banana, gulaman, and ube halaya. Add a slice of leche flan.
2
Add ice and milk
Fill glasses with shaved ice mounded high. Pour evaporated milk over the top. Add a scoop of ube ice cream if desired.
3
Mix and enjoy
Sprinkle with pinipig. Mix everything together with a long spoon before eating — halo-halo means 'mix-mix' in Tagalog.

Nutrition per serving: 380 cal · 8g protein · 68g carbs · 10g fat · 3g fiber

For informational purposes only. Not medical or dietary advice. Verify ingredients for allergens, cooking times, and safe internal temperatures before serving.