Iced Fruit Mix

Name: Iced Fruit Mix (Halo-Halo)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 3 ripe plantains (about 12 oz/350 g); ½ cup (200 g) sweetened red mung (mongo) beans, drained; 1 cup (250 g) sweetened white beans, drained; 1½ cups (300 g) sweetened jackfruit, drained; 1 cup (250 g) sweetened palm nuts (kaong), drained; 1 cup (250 g) sweetened palm nuts (kaong), drained; 1 cup (200 g) cooked sago pearls; ½ cup (100 g) superfine sugar; Crushed ice; 3 cups (750 ml) fresh milk; 6 heaped tablespoons purple yam (ube) jam; 6 heaped tablespoons purple yam (ube) jam; Six 4-cm (1½-in) slices Crème Caramel, each slice quartered; ½ cup (50 g) crispy rice cereal or toasted young rice (pinipig); ½ cup (50 g) crispy rice cereal or toasted young rice (pinipig); ½ cup (50 g) crispy rice cereal or toasted young rice (pinipig); 6 scoops ice-cream (any flavor)

Halo-Halo

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Filipino Homestyle Dishes

By Norma Olizon-Chikiamco

Published 2003

About

The literal translation of Halo-halo is “Mix-mix”. This iced dessert is a melange of sweet fruits, beans, tapioca, leche flan and ube jam, served with crushed ice, milk and sugar in a tall glass. Like a parfait, it yields a variety of flavors with every spoonful. Use as many or as few as you like of each ingredient listed.

Ingredients

3 ripe plantains (about 12 oz/350 g)
½ cup (

Asia
Philippines
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Boil the plantains for 10 minutes or until tender. Peel and slice into 1-in (2½-cm) pieces. Set aside to cool.
Divide the plantains, mung beans, white beans, jackfruit, palm nuts and sago equally between 6 tall dessert glasses and add sugar to taste.
Fill the glasses with crushed ice. Pour about ½ cup (125 ml) milk into each glass. Spoon the jam, Crèm