After hearing about the Filipino dessert, Halo-halo for the past couple of years, I finally got to try some! It is pronounced ha'lo-ha'lo. The very fitting Tagalog translation to English is "mixed together", which is exactly how you want to eat this sweet masterpiece.
The different textures of the ice, fruit gels, beans, and ice cream, its vibrant colors, the sweet fragrances of coconut, ube (purple sweet potato), and mango make this a real treat for all of the senses. Halo-halo is super popular in the Philippines, especially in the summer. It is also a popular dessert served at Pacific Paradise Cuisine in Vancouver,WA where I finally got a chance to taste it this past week. And since my dad happens to be the owner he was also nice enough to teach me how to make it. In the restaurant you can order your halo-halo with your choice of either ube or mango ice cream. When I made it for this tutorial I decided to put both kinds of ice cream and fell even more in love!
The different textures of the ice, fruit gels, beans, and ice cream, its vibrant colors, the sweet fragrances of coconut, ube (purple sweet potato), and mango make this a real treat for all of the senses. Halo-halo is super popular in the Philippines, especially in the summer. It is also a popular dessert served at Pacific Paradise Cuisine in Vancouver,WA where I finally got a chance to taste it this past week. And since my dad happens to be the owner he was also nice enough to teach me how to make it. In the restaurant you can order your halo-halo with your choice of either ube or mango ice cream. When I made it for this tutorial I decided to put both kinds of ice cream and fell even more in love!
First decision when making yourself some halo-halo, to use a cup or a bowl. I like to eat it out of a bowl because it is easier to mix everything together, but you could have fun with layering the ingredients if you put it in a glass. The choice is yours.
Once you decide between a cup or a bowl gather all of your ingredients. You can get jarred sweet red mung beans, sweet chick peas, macapuno strips, nata de coco, and ube ice cream from most Asian food stores.
Once you decide between a cup or a bowl gather all of your ingredients. You can get jarred sweet red mung beans, sweet chick peas, macapuno strips, nata de coco, and ube ice cream from most Asian food stores.
Directions when using a glass: 1)Add alternating layers of crushed ice, beans, macapuno strips, and nata de coco with the last layer being ice. 2) drizzle the top with condensed milk 3) top with ice cream. Remember when you actually go to eat it you end up mixing everything together so there isn't really any correct way to do this but it just looks so pretty in the layers. |
Directions when using a bowl: 1) Fill a bowl about 3/4 full with crushed 2) spoon scoops of macapuno strips, sweet beans, and nata de coco onto ice. 3) drizzle with condensed milk 4) top with ice cream Warning: this dessert is addicting. I've had about 4 within the last week! I'm really enjoying trying so many new sweets. It's funny that the last two feature purple ingredients. Did you catch the taro donuts recipe? How are you enjoying the international sweets recipes? | |
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