Mango panna cotta is the perfect light dessert, full of fruit, freshness and sweetness! You can prepare it in advance, so that you’ll have some in the fridge for whenever you need a bit of sweetness during the day.
Mangoes have been my obsession since we’ve been to Thailand last year. In Thailand you can find women selling mangoes at every corner, and they’re just so tasty! Some of their typical desserts are mango sticky rice or mango pudding, which are just delicious. I’ve been feeling pretty nostalgic in this period, I miss travelling around the word and tasting all those amazing food. Also, the weather isn’t helping much. I can still feel the sun of those warm countries on my face and its warmth on my skin, but I can only see the grey and rainy Scottish sky when I stare at the window. Thus, I decided to bring a bit of Thai sun to this grey and rainy Scottish day.
Last week we managed to fly to Italy and see our family and friends. When we got back, I realized we had three mangoes in the fridge which just perfectly ripen. I usually have mango for breakfast, with some Greek yogurt, but I wanted to try making something different.
While making the cups, I decided to add some almonds on top, to add a bit of crunchiness, and some cardamom to the pannacotta for some of exotic taste. These can be modified accordingly to your taste. I bet these cups would be great with some cookies on top or some chocolate pannacotta as well (just add 10gr of cocoa powder while warming up the milk!).
“Don’t sit at home and wait for mango tree to bring mangoes to you wherever you are. It won’t happen. If you are truly hungry for change, go out of your comfort zone and change the world.”
Israelmore Ayivor, 101 Keys To Everyday Passion
Mango Panna Cotta
Equipment
- electric blender
- small pot
- cups or glasses
Ingredients
- 150 ml Unsweetened Almond Milk or any other Milk
- 100 gr Greek Yogurt
- 4 gr Agar Agar or 5 gr Gelatin or 20 gr Potato Starch
- 35 gr Sugar (Brown, Demerara, Xylitol, Stevia)
- 350 gr Mango
- 20 gr Almonds
- to taste Cardamom
Instructions
- Pour milk and sugar in a sauce pan and warm it up. Once the sugar dissolves, add the Agar Agar and mix for 4/5 min.
- Cut mango into pieces and blend half of it with an electric blender.
- Add milk, yogurt and cardamom to the mango and mix well. This will be the bottom layer of the mango cup, the panna cotta. At this stage, the panna cotta should still be quite liquid.
- Start filling up the cups: pour a layer of pannacotta in each glass and wait for 10-15 min until it solidifies.
- Add the layer with the mango pieces and some crushed almonds.and put cups in the fridge for at least 1-2hs.
- Enjoy whenever you prefer!
*Nutritional information is a rough estimate calculated with Alpro unsweetened almond milk and using xylitol as sugar.
Nutrition Facts
4 servings per container
Calories130
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Fat
3.1g
5%
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Carbohydrate
13.6g
5%
- Dietary Fiber 4.4g 18%
- Sugars 13.1g
- Protein 4.2g 9%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
I do have a scientific mind, probably it’s the reason why I love to hide in the kitchen and start creating.
My cooking is healthy, fun and colorful… and really tasty!
What are you waiting for? Grab your apron and start creating with me!
