Halo-halo, also spelled haluhalo, Tagalog for "mixed", is a popular cold dessert in the Philippines made up of crushed ice, evaporated milk or coconut milk, and various ingredients . The origin of halo-halo can be traced to the prewar Japanese, who specialized in preserving beans like mongo, garbanzos, and kidney beans in a thick syrup. They then took the next step by serving these on crushed ice—a concoction that we have since indigenized into a Philippine version of the Japanese kakigori.
1 cup crushed or shaved ice
¼ cup milk fresh or evaporated
1 teaspoon sugar if needed
1 teaspoon sweetened saba or plantain bananas
1 teaspoon sweetened sweet potatoes
1 teaspoon sweetened red munggo
1 teaspoon sweetened garbanzos (chickpeas) or beans
1 teaspoon fresh of sweetened langka jack fruit
1 teaspoon coconut strips or sweetened macapuno
1 teaspoon nata de coco coconut gel
1 teaspoon sago or tapioca pearls or jelly cut into cubes
1 tablespoon leche flan topping
1 tablespoon ube jam or 1 scoop of ube ice cream topping
Step 1: In a tall glass, add a teaspoon of each of your selected ingredients.
Step 2: Add sugar if you like.
Step 3: Fill the glass with shaved ice up to the brim. Push it down and add some more.
Step 4: Drizzle with milk.
Step 5: Add the toppings of choice.
Step 6: Serve with a long spoon for mixing (‘halo’) and enjoy