Filipino Desserts

Ingredients

• 1 ripe large banana, cut into cubes
• 2 ripe mangoes or 1 cup canned ripe mango
• 1 cup firm gelatin set into gel and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 cup canned ripe jackfruit or langka
• 1/2 cup sweet corn or chick peas (garbanzos)
• 1 cup young shredded coconut, fresh or canned
• 1 cup cooked sweet yams or (ube halaya) glutinous purple yam, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 cups shaved ice
• 2 cups milk
• 4 scoops of your favorite ice cream
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts or rice krispies or pinipig

Preparation

1. Peel mangoes and slice the meat into 1/2-inch cubes.
2. Prepare 4 tall glasses. Divide each ingredient into 4 equal parts.
3. In each glass place 1/4 of each ingredient, add layer by layer starting with corn or chick peas, cooked sweet yams, jackfruit, bananas, coconut, and gelatin.
4. Top with 1/2 cup shaved ice.
5. Pour 1/4 cup milk over shaved ice and top with a scoop of ice cream.
6. Sprinkle nuts or rice krispies (or pinipig) over it.

Serving

Serves 4.