Ice buko
{{Short description|Filipino frozen dessert}}
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| name = Ice buko
| image = File:Ice_buko_flavors1.jpg
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| alternate_name = Coconut popsicle, ice buko salad, buko salad ice candy, buko ice candy
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| country = Philippines
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| course = Dessert
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| main_ingredient = Condensed milk, young coconut strips, coconut water
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Ice buko, also known as buko ice candy or coconut popsicle, is a Filipino frozen dessert made from condensed milk, young coconut (buko) strips, and coconut water. It is basically a frozen version of the buko salad. They can be sold on popsicle sticks or in plastic bags as ice candy. They commonly include other ingredients like peanuts, pinipig (toasted young rice), macapuno, pandan leaf extracts, various fruits, including pitaya or dragon fruit or sweetened mung beans (or adzuki beans).{{cite web |last1=Liwag |first1=Lina |title="Ice Buko" (Coconut Popsicle) |url=http://www.freshncrunchy.net/blog/2013/8/24/ice-buko-coconut-popsicle |website=Fresh n Crunchy |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Buko Ice Candy |url=http://www.kawalingpinoyrecipe.com/desserts/buko_ice_candy.php |website=Kawaling Pinoy Tasty Recipes |date=July 13, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Coconut Popsicles (Filipino Ice Buko) |url=https://theunlikelybaker.com/coconut-popsicles/ |website=The Unlikely Baker |date=August 8, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2019}} They are popular desserts during the summer and are commonly sold by sari-sari stores and sorbeteros.{{cite web |title=Bulacan takes pride in Negosyo |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2008/09/30/403767/bulacan-takes-pride-negosyo |website=PhilStar Global |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Joven |first1=Eduardo |title=Special Buko Ice Candy: A Pinoy Favorite Summer Dessert |url=https://www.choosephilippines.com/go/recipes/3406/special-buko-ice-candy |website=ChoosePhilippines |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-date=December 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207020329/http://www.choosephilippines.com/go/recipes/3406/special-buko-ice-candy |url-status=usurped }}
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{{Filipino food}}
{{Ice-based beverages and desserts}}