Es balapan, Indonesian iced dessert

Es balapan, Indonesian iced dessert

Desserts

An Indonesian street dessert: banana slices, agar jelly, seaweed jelly, kidney beans, topped with shaved ice and drizzled with syrup and milk.

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This fruit-based ice cream is a refreshing and light dessert that will appeal to both children and adults. It’s perfect for hot days, combining the sweetness of ice cream with the taste of fresh fruit.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting30 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$8.18 $2.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.02
  • $0.54
  • $6.92
  • $0.51
  • $0.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Divide the banana, agar jelly, seaweed jelly, and kidney beans evenly among the bowls. ≈ 3 min
  2. Cover with crushed ice, then pour over with syrup and milk. ≈ 3 min
  3. Serve immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Es balapan, Indonesian iced dessert

  • 2 tablespoons of sugar (optional)$0.02
  • 2 bananas, diced$0.54
  • Agar-agar jelly, in small pieces$6.92
  • Sweet kidney beans$0.51
  • milk$0.19

Total$8.18

that's $2.05 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Crushed ice
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon of syrup
  • 2 bananas, diced
  • Seaweed jelly (seaweed)
  • Agar-agar jelly, in small pieces
  • Sweet kidney beans
  • milk

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