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Ultimate Traditional Filipino Halo Halo Recipe

These halo halo ingredients will create an epic, authentic, and traditional halo halo recipe with crushed ice and creamy milks. Get ready for a taste of the Philippines.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: coconut, condensed milk, crushed ice, gulaman, halo halo, jackfruit, leche flan, mix mix dessert, mung bean, nata de coco, ube halaya
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 284kcal

Equipment

  • Tall clear glass or dessert bowl
  • Ice shaver machine, or a mallet for crushed ice
  • Long-handled spoon and dessert scoop
  • Bowls for prepping and organizing each topping
  • Knife and cutting board (if using fresh fruit)

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe saba banana or canned - caramelize in a tbsp of brown sugar if using fresh saba bananas
  • 2 tbsp jackfruit strips langka
  • 2 tbsp kaong
  • 2 tbsp macapuno
  • 2 tbsp nata de coco
  • 2 tbsp gulaman jellies assorted colors
  • 2 tbsp cooked red mung beans monggo
  • 2 tbsp sweetened garbanzo beans
  • 2 tbsp evaporated milk
  • 2 tbsp condensed milk
  • 2 cups finely shaved or crushed ice
  • 1 slice leche flan
  • 1 tbsp ube halaya
  • 1 scoop ube ice cream
  • 1 tbsp pinipig or toasted puffed rice

Instructions

1: Prepare All Ingredients

  • Slice saba bananas and simmer in brown sugar until caramelized.
    Dice jackfruit, rinse jarred ingredients if too syrupy.
    Prepare gulaman jellies and beans (sweeten as needed).
  • Chill or freeze toppings and milk. Don't skip this step!

2: Layer the Halo Halo Ingredients (Bottom to Top)

  • Add saba bananas and jackfruit strips
    1 ripe saba banana, 2 tbsp jackfruit strips
  • Spoon in kaong, macapuno, nata de coco
    2 tbsp kaong, 2 tbsp macapuno, 2 tbsp nata de coco
  • Add gulaman jellies and sweetened beans
    2 tbsp gulaman jellies, 2 tbsp cooked red mung beans, 2 tbsp sweetened garbanzo beans
  • Pack in finely shaved or crushed ice.
    2 cups finely shaved or crushed ice
  • Pour evaporated milk and condensed milk over the ice.
    2 tbsp evaporated milk, 2 tbsp condensed milk
  • Add leche flan and ube halaya
    1 slice leche flan, 1 tbsp ube halaya
  • Scoop ube ice cream on top
    1 scoop ube ice cream
  • Sprinkle with pinipig
    1 tbsp pinipig or toasted puffed rice

3: Serve Immediately

  • Use a long spoon and straw. Halo-halo is traditionally served unmixed—you mix it yourself before eating, which is part of the experience.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Ultimate Traditional Filipino Halo Halo Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
284
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
11
mg
4
%
Sodium
 
41
mg
2
%
Potassium
 
120
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
 
19
g
6
%
Fiber
 
6
g
25
%
Sugar
 
21
g
23
%
Protein
 
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
 
90
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
96
mg
10
%
Iron
 
0.1
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.