[2][1] Varieties of Chè can be made with mung beans, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, tapioca,[3] jelly (clear or grass),[3] fruit[3] (longan, mango, durian, lychee or jackfruit), and coconut cream.

Chè are often prepared with one of a number of varieties of beans, tubers, and/or glutinous rice, cooked in water and sweetened with sugar.

Chè may be served either hot or cold, and eaten with a bowl and spoon or drunk in a glass.

Chè may be made at home, but are also commonly sold in plastic cups at Vietnamese grocery stores.

There is a nearly endless variety of named dishes with the prefix chè, and thus it is impossible to produce a complete list.