Cookbook: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.

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)

Procedure

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