A towering mountain of finely shaved ice blanketed with sweet toppings — red beans, taro balls, grass jelly, condensed milk, and fresh mango — Taiwan's ultimate summer dessert experience.
Ingredients
Large block of ice (or flavored ice block)
100g sweetened red beans
100g taro balls (store-bought or homemade)
100g grass jelly (xiān cǎo), cubed
Fresh mango, sliced (seasonal)
2 tbsp condensed milk or sugar syrup
Sweetened peanuts
Aiyu jelly, cubed
Instructions
1Prepare toppings: cook red beans with sugar until soft; boil taro balls until they float; cube grass jelly and aiyu jelly.
2Shave ice into a tall mound in large bowls using an ice shaver. The ice should be fluffy, not chunky.
3Arrange toppings artfully over the ice mountain — red beans, taro balls, grass jelly, aiyu jelly, and fresh mango.
4Drizzle with condensed milk or sugar syrup. Scatter sweetened peanuts over the top.
5Serve immediately before the ice melts. Eat from the top down, mixing toppings with ice.
Did You Know?
Mango shaved ice at Ice Monster in Taipei became so famous that the shop was named one of the world's best dessert destinations — lines regularly exceeded one hour during peak mango season.