🍌🧊 Saging con Yelo (Filipino Banana with Ice)

Saging con Yelo is a refreshing Filipino dessert made with sweet saba bananas, shaved ice, evaporated milk, and syrup. It’s a simple, cooling treat that’s especially popular on hot summer days.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

For the Sweet Bananas

• 4–5 ripe saba bananas (or plantains), sliced
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

For Serving

• 4 cups shaved or crushed ice
• 1 cup evaporated milk (chilled)
• ¼ cup sweetened condensed milk (optional, for extra sweetness)
• Maraschino cherries (optional)
• Sweet corn, nata de coco, or tapioca pearls (optional toppings)

Instructions

1. Cook the bananas: In a saucepan, combine the sliced bananas, brown sugar, and water. Simmer over medium heat for 10–12 minutes, or until the bananas are tender and the syrup has thickened slightly. Stir in the vanilla, if using, and let cool.
2. Prepare the glasses: Fill serving glasses with shaved or crushed ice.
3. Add the bananas: Spoon the sweetened bananas and a little of their syrup over the ice.
4. Pour the milk: Add the evaporated milk. Drizzle with sweetened condensed milk if you prefer a richer, sweeter dessert.
5. Garnish: Top with cherries, nata de coco, sweet corn, or tapioca pearls if desired.
6. Serve immediately with a spoon and straw.

Tips

• Saba bananas provide the most authentic flavor and texture.
• Freeze the serving glasses for 10 minutes before assembling to keep the dessert colder for longer.
• Adjust the sweetness by adding more or less condensed milk.

Optional Variations

• 🥥 Add coconut jelly (nata de coco)
• 🌽 Mix in sweet corn kernels
• 🧋 Top with tapioca pearls
• 🍨 Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra-indulgent treat

Enjoy this cool, creamy, and refreshing Filipino classic that’s perfect for beating the heat! 🥭🍌🧊