Garnish with mint, dehydrated and coconut flakes. Shake ingredients with ice, and serve over crushed ice in a Zombie glass. Not only yummy but ideal for those drool-worthy Instagram shots. The Halo-halos not only delicious but also aesthetically pleasing since it has layers of colors.”

“Then we add our homemade ube solution (which has purple yams, coconut milk, sugar, condensed milk), and also pineapple and lime juice to balance out the acidity. Voila! Just grab a spoon and it’s ready to be mixed-mixed!”įor this cocktail, Ang used a split base of Privateer silver rum and cachaca. “I love how the funky sugarcane element from both spirits play along with the ingredients,” says Ang. The possibilities are endless!”įinally, adds Ang: “the key ingredient, a good amount of evaporated milk (or condensed milk) poured on top. This cocktail, Ang explains “is basically comprised of a plethora of ingredients like coconut shavings, jackfruit slices, mango, flavored tapiocas and jellies, a couple of dollops of ube, all layered in shaved ice. “Growing up in a country with hot, tropical weather, I would always crave for something cold and refreshing, like the Halo-halo.” “What inspired me to come up with this cocktail is back when I was a child in the Philippines,” explains Ang. Located just outside the city of Boston, the team at Ran Duan’s mixology mecca – named one of Esquire’s Best Bars in 2017 – are concocting some serious craft cocktails like the Halo-halo.Ĭrafted by Lead Bartender Justin Ang, the Halo-halo – which translates to “mix-mix” in Philippines-born Ang’s native Tagalog language, is a refreshing blend of rum, cacaçha, ube coco milk, pineapple juice and lime, perfect for summertime sipping. It's worth splurging on a shaved ice machine to enjoy halo-halo, since crushed ice won't do the trick.In case you haven’t heard, there are some really exciting things going on behind the bar at The Baldwin Bar at Sichuan Garden in Woburn, Massachusetts. Make it your own, customizing toppings how you like, then enjoy! mix-mix) is a summer dessert or a snack of mixed fruit and beans, topped with finely crushed ice and either milk or ice cream. The name translates to ' mix-mix,' which is a reference to mixing the halo-halo right before you eat. Though coconut pudding is a delicious option for topping, homemade flan will really take your halo-halo up a notch. Brand: BuenasIngredients: Refined Cane Sugar, Red Mung beans (14), Coconut Gel (13), Water, Sugar Palm Fruit (6), Jackfruit (6), Macapuno (6).2. When assembled, it's a feast for the eyes. Other halo-halo toppings include jackfruit, sweetened saba bananas, and tapioca pearls. Our recommended toppings are kaong, sweet chickpeas, sweet red mung beans, nata de coco (coconut gel in syrup), ube halaya (sweet purple yam paste), ube ice cream, coconut pudding, and evaporated milk.

The beauty of halo-halo is how easy it is to assemble. You'll start by arranging the shaved ice in bowls or a tall glass, then go crazy with the toppings, from kaong (sugar palm fruit in syrup) to sweet chickpeas to ube ice cream. Keep the whole meal Filipinio-inspired and serve this after a meal of sinigang (a tamarind-spiked one-pot stew), pork adobo, or pancit bihon (noodles with pork).

Halo-halo is a traditional Filipino shaved ice dessert that's topped with a rainbow of delicious ingredients.

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