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Halo-Halo

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Halo-Halo

Halo-Halo is a customizable chilled Filipino dessert layered with sweet preserves, frozen milk, ube, and leche flan.

15 minutes · Serves 2

Ingredients for Halo-Halo

  • Minatamis na saging, bananas only
  • Ripe jackfruit, sliced
  • Sweetened chickpeas
  • Sweetened red beans
  • Sweetened white beans
  • Shredded sweet young coconut
  • Corn kernels
  • Nata de coco
  • Sugar palm (kaong)
  • Pinipig or rice crispies
  • Leche flan
  • Cooked sweet purple yam
  • Frozen milk, shredded
  • Sugar, optional

How to cook Halo-Halo

  1. 1.Divide Minatamis na Saging, jackfruit, sweetened beans, coconut, corn, nata de coco, kaong, and pinipig between tall glasses, filling only one-third.
  2. 2.Shred frozen milk by gently pounding its carton inside a towel, or carve the frozen block with a knife for finer shavings.
  3. 3.Pile frozen milk into each glass, nearly to the rim; add sugar only if desired.
  4. 4.Top each serving with leche flan and cooked sweet purple yam; serve immediately.
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