Red Bean Ice Drink

A few months ago I published a recipe for sweet red adzuki bean soup, a classic Cantonese dessert served warm at Dim Sum restaurants.  Turn it into a beautiful, refreshing ice drink for a perfect respite from the summer heat which is raging in Perth at the moment.  

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup cooled sweet red bean soup (see recipe here)
• 2 cups shaved ice, crushed ice or ice cubes
• 1 cup coconut milk
• vanilla ice cream

METHOD

1. Make the red bean soup (see recipe here).
2. For each serve, place ½ cup of cooled sweet red bean soup in a tall glass.
3. Add ½ cup of ice.
4. Pour in ½ cup of coconut milk.
5. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 
6. Serve immediately with a long spoon and a straw.

*The proportion of the red bean soup to ice, coconut milk and ice cream is only approximate.  Adjust it to your liking.  Smaller serves can be made in tumblers.