🥑 Es teler
Es teler is an Indonesian iced fruit cocktail of ripe avocado, young coconut flesh and jackfruit strips, topped with shaved ice and a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk. It is creamy, cold and tropical, with soft avocado contrasting the fragrant, chewy jackfruit. It is sold everywhere from street carts to food courts as a refreshing dessert.
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What it is made of
Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados
- 200 g young coconut flesh, in strips
- 150 g ripe jackfruit, in strips
- 120 ml coconut water
- 80 g sweetened condensed milk
- Shaved ice
Method
- Scoop the avocado into small pieces.
- Divide avocado, coconut and jackfruit between four glasses.
- Add a little coconut water to each glass.
- Top with shaved ice and drizzle with condensed milk; serve at once.
How to make it lighter
- Condensed milk is the most calorie-dense part: 1 tbsp ≈ 60 kcal, so use one spoon per glass.
- Add more ice and coconut water for volume.
- Half an avocado per glass is plenty.
History
Es teler is generally said to have been popularised in Jakarta in the 1980s, when a version of the recipe won a cooking competition and was turned into a chain of stalls. Today it is one of Indonesia's most popular iced desserts.
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →