Lila’s Halo-Halo Ice Candy

1. Add the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and cornstarch to a blender or large mixing bowl with spout. Fill the empty evaporated milk can with water and add to the mixture as well.
2. Blend or mix everything until completely smooth.
3. Taste the mixture to check for sweetness level–the halo-halo fixings will add additional sweetness, so if the milk mixture is too rich or sweet, add another can or two of water to dilute the mixture to your desired level. Freezing dulls the level of sweetness somewhat, but you don’t want it sickeningly sweet at this stage.
4. Open your plastic bags and use chopsticks or long-handled tweezers to insert 1-2 teaspoons of your choice of halo-halo fixings. Again, the more fixings you add, the sweeter the overall ice candy will be.
5. Using the funnel, pour the milk mixture into the plastic bags or popsicle molds. Make sure to leave room for the mixture to expand in the freezer, about ⅔ of the way. If using the bags, either twist tie or zip them closed.
6. Lay flat in the freezer and allow to freeze at least six hours or overnight.
7. Enjoy!

*I’ve read that cornstarch helps the frozen mixture stay creamy rather than completely icy, but I’ve seen plenty of recipes without it.