In the west part of Indonesia, Es Campur (Mixed Shaved Ice) is a popular shaved ice dessert while the Manadonese has es brenebon (red kidney bean and cocoa with shaved ice). Moreover, the Malaysian has ais kacang; Singaporean with Air Batu Campur (ABC) and Filipino has halo-halo. Don’t we love shaved ice so much.
The reason why I made my own chocolate syrup and chocolate condensed milk was for this dessert, Es Brenebon, the Manadonese favourite iced.
You may notice that I have been making some Manadonese recipes lately. First and foremost, there are not many East Indonesian recipes in English. Most Indonesian recipes in English are Sumatran, Javanese, Balinese which are part of West Java, even though Bali is not quite the West part. I’d like to make this blog as my personal archive as well as sharing for other people especially non Indonesian.
Compare to Es Campur, Es Brenebon is easier to make. In this recipe, I didn’t use shaved ice. Instead, I added crushed ice.
This cold dessert is perfect for iftar especially for Muslims who live in Northern hemisphere. It’s quite hot here. Also, this recipe was sent for Joy From Fasting To Feasting (season-III), hosted by Lubna Karim. Have a good the rest of Ramadan.
– Manadonese Red Kidney Bean and Cocoa with Shaved Ice –
recipe by Tabloid Nova, translated and modified by me
Ingredients:
200 g red kidney beans, soak for 3 hours (I soaked them over night)
1L water
3 cm cinnamon stick
Cocoa Syrup
225 g sugar (original used 250 g)
300 mL water
1 tsp chocolate paste (I substituted for 50 – 75g dark chocolate 70%, chopped)
Other Complements:
150 g chocolate condensed milk, for drizzling
shaved/crushed ice
Directions:
1. In a pot, add water, soaked red kidney beans and cinnamon stick. Cook until tender but not mushy. Drain and set aside.
2. Cocoa syrup: Mix the syrup ingredients. Bring to boil and set aside.
3. In dessert glasses, pour the cocoa syrup in. Place the beans and shaved ice . Drizzle the chocolate condensed milk over and served.
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Indonesia Eats is written and photographed by Pepy Nasution; an Indonesian-born 
I know many Taiwanese friends who love shaved ice too. It seems to be a popular dessert in Southern Asian.
I absolutely love Halo Halo! This looks pretty tasty also though!
Love asian shaved ice! Yours looks delicious!
Ice-kacang ! I used to have more of it when I was younger. Not so much now.
I know many Taiwanese friends who love shaved ice too. It seems to be a popular dessert in Southern Asian.
Love discovering all these fascinating desserts for the first time through your blog. Keep 'em coming!
Looks so tempting with red beans!
I absolutely love Halo Halo! This looks pretty tasty also though!
Love asian shaved ice! Yours looks delicious!
Ice-kacang ! I used to have more of it when I was younger. Not so much now.
What lovely shots! I love shaved ice and it too is a popular Mexican treat. This one sounds interesting because I've never tried beans in my shaved ice, would definitely try it.
Love discovering all these fascinating desserts for the first time through your blog. Keep 'em coming!
Looks so tempting with red beans!
I love ais kacang, and your version with the chocolate condensed milk just makes me want to have some! You feature many Manadonese dishes, is that the same place as Sulawesi? If so, I've been there and I really enjoyed my holiday, the food was just heavenly!
@Christine: you are correct!@Peggy: I do lobe halo halo as well. Thanks God, Winnipeg has a heavy Filipino immigrants :)@Lisa: Thanks!@Tigerfish: I don't recall how many time I ate es campur in a week during my school's time. I guess too many:)@Xiaolu: still many things to come :)@Angie: Red bean also contains high fiber :)@Spicie foodie: let me know if you try how it turns out@Maya: Sulawesi foods are good too. In Jakarta, Manadonese restaurants become more and more popular lately.
What lovely shots! I love shaved ice and it too is a popular Mexican treat. This one sounds interesting because I've never tried beans in my shaved ice, would definitely try it.
I love ais kacang, and your version with the chocolate condensed milk just makes me want to have some! You feature many Manadonese dishes, is that the same place as Sulawesi? If so, I've been there and I really enjoyed my holiday, the food was just heavenly!
@Christine: you are correct!
@Peggy: I do lobe halo halo as well. Thanks God, Winnipeg has a heavy Filipino immigrants 🙂
@Lisa: Thanks!
@Tigerfish: I don't recall how many time I ate es campur in a week during my school's time. I guess too many:)
@Xiaolu: still many things to come 🙂
@Angie: Red bean also contains high fiber 🙂
@Spicie foodie: let me know if you try how it turns out
@Maya: Sulawesi foods are good too. In Jakarta, Manadonese restaurants become more and more popular lately.
ABC! Of course I love this dessert!
ABC! Of course I love this dessert!
this looks similar to ABC, but much easier. love that cinnamon is added to cooking the red bean.. so flavourful
Correct Shannon! There is another ice that much more similar to ABC in Indonesia. It’s called Es Campur (Mix Iced).
Btw, this brenebon has the savoury soup version it’s called sup brenebon