When the sweltering heat of summer slows you down, just chill. The new 2026 Summer Collection by Sebastian's Ice Cream showcasing familiar and comforting local flavors is now available to lift you through summer in the most indulgent and decadent way yet. This is Sebastian's Ice Cream's summer...
Halo-Halo, latik, nata de coco, macapuno, chocolate, pineapple and calamansi, flavors and ingredients that have defined the local dessert culture for generations are reinvented for a nostalgic rediscovery of timeless indulgences. And who else can casually pull it off like Sebastian's Ice Cream with that creative style and flair that's been the local brand's signature from the very start. And this summer, Sebastian's Ice Cream honors the local culinary tradition with imaginative renditions in ice cream, sorbet and ice cream bar form with its 2026 Summer Collection. Read on for the full scoop...
The timeless and traditional shaved ice dessert, Halo-Halo remains an iconic dessert staple that's as popular as ever. A summer fave enjoyed all year long, you can find the ubiquitous iced dessert in humble street stalls to restaurants and hotels. And Sebastian's Ice Cream does a fitting and proper tribute with not one but three variants to fully capture the essence and depth of the nostalgic all-time classic. And this is where Sebastian's Ice Cream's wizardry shines...
First, the Halo-Halo Classic. An homage to the well-loved and enduring dessert, Sebastian's Ice Cream recreates the decadent medley of flavors with Ube Ice Cream, kaong, red monggo, buko and langka capped by a ribbon of leche flan in every spoonful delivering all the sweetness and textures of the classic Halo-Halo just the way you remember it. In ice cream form, all the flavors and textures come together in a smooth and elegantly seamless weave. Halo-Halo in a scoop? This is it.
Sebastian's Ice Cream then presents its own fruit-forward rendition with the Halo-Halo Sebastian's Style with its harmonious yet balanced blend of rich flavors, vibrant colors and contrasting textures using their Blackberry Ice Cream as the creamy and indulgent base mixed with the trio of Mango, Raspberry and Kamias Sorbets with soft chunks of nata de coco and Fuji Apple finished with a luscious ribbon of coconut cream leche flan. That complex yet delicate play on sweetness and tartness brings bright notes to the palate, smoothened by the rich coconut cream leche flan.
Sebastian's Ice Cream then draws inspiration from the "white halo-halo" of Pampanga with the Halo-Halo Pampanga Style. The creation captures the multiple layers of flavors with Macapuno Ice Cream, pastillas de leche, sweetened saba bananas, and more of the good stuff with the silky smooth leche flan ribbon. Each spoonful takes you back to carefree childhood summers, and Sebastian's Ice Cream nails it perfectly.
Sebastian's Ice Cream knows local flavors, who can forget their refreshing ampalaya sorbet wittingly called Unresolved Issues? Or the Green Mango and Bagoong, Sapin-Sapin, Itlog na Maalat and Champorado and Dilis? It's this daring innovation with surprising and even unexpected flavors that earned the local brand a reputation for creative and imaginative ice cream renditions (for more on Sebastian's Ice Cream's take on local flavors, see my previous post Sebastian's Ice Cream Highlights Classic And Traditional Filipino Flavors With Its New Christmas Collection from November 2023). The decadent trifecta of inventive Halo-Halo expressions presents three good reasons to order online or visit Sebastian's Ice Cream. But there's more...
Sebastian's Ice Cream raises the bar once more with its new line of Ice Cream Bars for the 2026 Summer Collection. Inspired by American candy bars Almond Joy and Mounds both featuring coconut flakes, Sebastian's Ice Cream developed its own ice cream using non-dairy coconut cream with coconut flakes draped in Risa Chocolate. The Filipino artisan chocolate brand, sourcing its cacao from South Cotabato, completes the weave of indulgent flavors and textures in the new Ice Cream Bar offerings for the 2026 Summer Collection (for more on Sebastian's Ice Cream's specialty bars, see my post Bar None: Sebastian's Ice Cream Raises The Bar Once More With The New Candy Bar Inspired Dive Bar Collection from October last year). For the latest edition, Sebastian's Ice Cream highlights coconut as the key ingredient in all three variants...
...led by the Coconut Latik Pili Ice Cream Bar with Coconut Cream Ice Cream layered with Latik Caramel and Roasted Pili Nuts tediously hand-dipped in Risa Milk Chocolate. Sweet, creamy and nutty, the Coconut Latik Pili Ice Cream Bar is both familiar and refreshingly new. Each ingredient complements the other from the smooth coconut cream ice cream to the sweet latik caramel and the sweet crunch of roasted pili nuts for one cool ice cream bar.
The indulgent trifecta of coconut, chocolate and almonds becomes a tempting proposition you just can't pass up with the Coconut Almond Ice Cream Bar. Imagine rich Coconut Ice Cream topped with Roasted Almonds and hand-dipped in Risa Chocolate. The distinct hints of coconut and almonds are enhanced by the bold notes of chocolate for another must-try ice cream bar from Sebastian's Ice Cream. From the delicate crispness of the chocolate shell to the almonds, the Coconut Almond Ice Cream Bar plays on textural contrasts while delivering a lingering deep and rich sweetness in a bar.
The Coconut Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Bar is pure dark chocolate goodness in a bar with silky smooth Coconut Ice Cream draped in Risa 70% Dark Chocolate sprinkled with Roasted Coconut Flakes for even more flavor and textures. Vegan and dairy-free, the Coconut Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Bar is by far the purest expression of coconut and dark chocolate goodness in a bar.
Coconut and chocolate combine for a decadent duo presented in three exquisite ice cream bar expressions by Sebastian's Ice Cream. But Sebastian's Ice Cream isn't done just yet...
Completing the 2026 Summer Collection is a light yet rich trio of refreshing Sorbets honoring yet another proudly homegrown ingredient. The familiar Nata de Coco is a key ingredient in many traditional local desserts that's slowly gaining popularity worldwide. The soft, chewy, jelly-like treat was created by chemist Teódula Kalaw Africa from Lipa back in 1949 by fermenting coconut water. Now appearing in many foreign brands and products, Sebastian's Ice Cream reclaims this 100% Filipino creation for his new line of Sorbets.
The trio of Sorbets include the Nata de Coco Buko made with fresh buko juice for clean and uncluttered coconut notes made richer with the addition of nata de coco. The sweet tartness of the Nata de Coco Pinya made with pineapple juice and the Nata de Coco Calamansi with freshly squeezed calamansi adds a vibrant flavor element to the sorbets teasing the palate with flavorful bursts of fruity notes while cooling you down from the summer heat.
From the new Halo-Halo Series to the Coconut Ice Cream Bars and refreshing Nata de Coco Sorbets, Sebastian's Ice Cream celebrates both homegrown flavors and contemporary innovation with the 2026 Summer Collection for a fitting homage to local culinary tradition. From scoops and bars, ice cream and sorbets, rediscover the nostalgic flavors of coconut, chocolate and nata de coco with the new 2026 Summer Collection by Sebastian's Ice Cream.
This summer, stay cool in that indulgent Sebastian's Ice Cream style with the new 2026 Summer Collection. Ice cream, sorbet or bars, Sebastian's Ice Cream has you covered. All summer offerings are now available at the flagship shop at The Podium. You can also conveniently order the Halo-Halo flavors and Coconut Ice Cream Bars online at https://sebastiansicecream.com/. With nine new and lavish creations showcasing local flavors added to their impressive repertoire of frozen selections, this is Sebastian's Ice Cream's summer. It's time to celebrate it with a visit to Sebastian's Ice Cream...
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