Halo-Halo Ingredients

Halo-Halo is a traditional Filipino treat consisting of a blend of fruits, sweet preserves, evaporated milk, and shaved ice. It is frequently topped with a scoop of ice cream. The name literally means "Mix-Mix."

To make halo-halo, combine kaong (sweet palm fruit), macapuno (shredded coconut), langka (jackfruit) and red munggo (mung beans) in a parfait glass. Other possible ingredients are slices of saba (plantains), chunks of ube (purple yam), mais (corn), nata de coco (coconut gelatin) and pinipig (pounded dried rice). Top with shaved ice, evaporated milk and a scoop of ice cream.

Make sure to halo (mix) thoroughly before digging in. Yes, mixing all those goodies at the bottom without spilling the ice and ice cream off the glass is a skill that needs to be honed by regular indulgence!

Filipino Homestyle Dishes is a conveniently spring-bound cookbook featuring 40 classic Filipino dishes. It includes a recipe for halo-halo on page 85. The "Iced Fruit Mix" recipe calls for boiled saba (plantains), red munggo (mung beans), sweetened nangka (jackfruit), cooked sago (boba or tapioca pearls), ube (purple yam jam) and pinipig (toasted young rice).