Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail

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Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail

Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail
Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail



Nothing was sponsored, we visited as regular paying customers. Photos in this post were taken between 2000 and 2024 (across 24 years!), as such, the quality of photos varies drastically due to advances in camera technology. Mobile smartphones were in their infancy and had yet to become widespread.


Also Known As:
Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail, Ice Jelly Cocktail, Fruit Cocktail Jelly, Aiyu Jelly Fruit Cocktail


Average Price Per Serving:
SGD $3 - $5








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Description:
The Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail is a Singaporean Chinese dessert that consists of finely shaved ice and aiyu jelly, topped with a cocktail of canned fruit. Also known as Ice Jelly Cocktail, Fruit Cocktail Jelly, or Aiyu Jelly Fruit Cocktail, the Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail is usually priced around SGD $3 to $5 per serving. It's normally eaten for dessert.

Always served chilled, the Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail begins with a base of wobbly aiyu jelly or ice jelly, a type of fig seed gel made from the seeds of the awkeotsang creeping fig. The gelatine has a translucent brown colour with a mild earthy flavour. Topped with shaved ice, finely crushed by an electric ice shaver till it forms a small mound within the bowl. Then dressed with a simple sugar syrup, usually a blend of white sugar and water, giving it a basic sweet flavour.

The Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail is then garnished with canned fruit cocktail, usually a mix of diced fruit chunks (peach, pineapple, cherry, green grapes or red grapes, pear) in a cane sugar and fructose corn syrup. The texture of the fruit is juicy and soft, with bright fruit sweet flavour. Served in a bowl and completed with a small calamansi lime, whose lime juice lends a splash of tangy sour zesty flavour.

Some stalls may also add other toppings to the Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail, such as longan, lime, canned nata de coco / coconut water gelatine / coconut water jelly, chia seeds, or rainbow jelly balls. Together, the Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail makes for a refreshing dessert.


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1. Blanco Court Cold & Hot Dessert
@ Old Airport Road Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Road #01-137
Opening Hours: Tue - Sun 11am – 8pm, Closed Mon

Taken in 2012


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail (SGD $3.80) @ Blanco Court Cold & Hot Dessert.

Operating since the early 1990s, this long-serving stall is known for their generous portions and wide variety of desserts.

Over a mound of soft shaved ice and wobbly aiyu jelly, is drizzled a simple syrup and lime juice, stacked with juicy fruit cocktail (peach, pear, green grapes, nata de coco), and springy rainbow tadpole jelly.

Refreshing burst of fruity zesty sour sweet floral flavour, great to cool off.





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2. Hundred Flavours Desserts
@ Bukit Batok West Shopping Centre, 155 Bukit Batok Street 11 #01-322
Opening Hours: Daily 9am – 7:30pm

Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail (SGD $3.50) @ Hundred Flavours Desserts.

When quality of ingredients is mostly standard (since it's all canned or processed), the other factors to compete on are portion size, price, service quality, convenient location, or creativity.

It's all about convenient location for this stall, with a largely captive audience that goes for takeaway or delivery.

Their rendition is refreshing. The base of wobbly aiyu jelly and smooth shaved ice with lime juice, topped with juicy fruit cocktail (peach, pear, green grapes, longan), has a lovely floral fruity zesty sour sweet flavour.





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3. Keng Huat Cold & Hot Dessert
@ Eunos Crescent Market And Food Centre, 4A Eunos Crescent #01-23
Opening Hours: Daily 7:30am – 6pm

Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail (SGD $3.50) @ Keng Huat Cold & Hot Dessert.

Operating well before 2017, this well-loved stall is known for their generous portions and wallet-friendly prices.

Offering a refreshing rendition, their dessert has wobbly aiyu jelly, smooth shaved ice, a splash of lime juice, and juicy fruit cocktail (peach, pear, green grapes, pineapple, cherry, nata de coco), combined for floral fruity zesty tangy sour sweet flavour. Nice.





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4. Soon Huat Cold & Hot Dessert
@ Hougang Hainanese Village Centre, 105 Hougang Avenue 1 #02-43
Opening Hours: Daily 8am – 7pm

Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail (SGD $3.50) @ Soon Huat Cold & Hot Dessert.

This humble stall has been operating even before 2012, with locals returning time and again for their tasty desserts, friendly service, and affordable pricing.

Their version differs more than any other, with the fig seed gel (derived from the seeds of the awkeotsang creeping fig) moulded into an accordion-shape rather than the traditional slices.

This wobbly aiyu jelly is then placed over, rather than under, the smooth shaved ice, drizzled with lime juice and a simple sugar syrup. The juicy diced fruit cocktail (pear, pineapple, peach, cherry, green grapes, nata de coco) sits around it.

Carries enticing honeyed earthy floral fruity sweet sour zesty tangy flavour, yummy.





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5. Tian Tian Yuan Dessert House
@ Tiong Bahru Market & Hawker Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road #02-15
Opening Hours: Thu - Tue 11am – 9pm, Closed Wed

Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Ice Jelly Fruit Cocktail (SGD $4) @ Tian Tian Yuan Dessert House.

This well-loved 30+ years stall is known for their generous portions, and their wide variety of Singaporean desserts.

A light and refreshing rendition with wobbly smooth soft juicy springy textures, and bright floral fruity sweet zesty sour herbal honeyed flavours.





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- Food Junction – Permanently Closed
@ Bugis Junction, 200 Victoria Street #03-30

Taken in 2009






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- Hollywood Dessert – Permanently Closed
@ Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre, 208B New Upper Changi Road #01-66

Taken in 2012






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