If only it was mango season year-round! Maybe it’s my Asian roots, but I honestly could eat a mango a day and never get tired of it. Especially when said mango is diced up and put on top of a cup of the most delicious condensed milk-sweetened coconut tapioca pudding, studded with coconut jelly pieces and, of course, bursting at the seams with extra-sweet mango cubes. Mango Bango, aka Mango Sago, is sure to become your new favorite dessert!
Ingredients for Mango Sago
Tapioca Pearls: You can use mini sago or small tapioca pearls for this recipe. Larger tapioca pearls would also work, but the pudding is much easier to eat when the pearls are on the smaller side. You can purchase small tapioca pearls online here.Mangoes: For this recipe, you’ll want fresh mangoes. Manila mangoes are a common variety used for this recipe. However, they can be hard to find in the United States unless you visit an Asian specialty store. For this reason, Honey mangoes or Champagne mangoes are your best option. Honey mangoes are very similar to Manila mangoes! Nata de Coco: This is a chewy coconut food product made with fermented coconut water. It has a jelly-like texture that adds a nice variation to this mango tapioca pudding. You can find coconut gel in most Asian specialty stores or order it online here.Milk products: You can certainly play around with the type of base you like to use for this recipe. I usually like a blend of full-fat coconut milk (or I’ll use a big dollop of coconut cream) and then thin the pudding out with half and half. I’ve seen this dessert made with evaporated milk and a combination of coconut milk. All this to say, you can certainly make this your own! Dairy-free and vegan friends – use soy half and half with coconut milk and this dairy-free condensed milk to make this recipe.Condensed Milk: provides the sweetness in this recipe. Feel free to use regular condensed milk or a nondairy variety. I suggest using condensed milk rather than sugar, as the water content of sugar thins out the pudding too much. Condensed milk provides the sweetness while keeping the mango bango at the right consistency!
How to make Mango Bango
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