Dessert

Halo-halo, layered icy dessert (Philippines)

Name: Halo-halo, layered icy dessert (Philippines)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 100 g Kidney beans; 100 g Corn; 50 g Grated coconut; 4 boules Vanilla ice cream; 150 ml Sweetened condensed milk

Preparation time: 20 min
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Kidney beans — to buy100 g
Corn — to buy100 g
Grated coconut — to buy50 g
Vanilla ice cream — to buy4 boules
Sweetened condensed milk — to buy150 ml

Preparation

Prepare all your components ahead of time and keep them well chilled separately: this is a dessert that's assembled more than it's cooked.
Divide the drained red beans and corn among tall glasses or bowls.
Add a layer of grated coconut over the beans and corn.
Fill each glass three-quarters full with shaved ice (quickly blend some ice cubes if you don't have ready-made shaved ice).
Drizzle generously with sweetened condensed milk: it will melt into the ice and bind the whole dessert together as it mixes in.
Add one or two scoops of vanilla ice cream on top.
Serve immediately with a long spoon, inviting everyone to mix it all together ('halo-halo' literally means 'mix-mix' in Tagalog) before digging in.