Mango Float Recipe
Light and delicious way to serve sweet, velvety Philippine Mangoes!
Ingredients
- mango flesh from 4 or 5 ripe mangoes (the yellow variety)
- 1/2 to 3/4 cups white sugar
- 250 ml of all-purpose or whipping cream, chilled
- 25 slices of graham crackers
- 1 cup mango juice or concentrate
Directions
- Whip the cream, white sugar and about 1 tbsp. of mango juice for flavor (this is optional) until it forms stiff peaks.
- Quickly "wet" (don't soak!) the graham crackers in the mango juice and make a single layer at the bottom of your pan.
- Place 1/3 of the Mango flesh (either cubed or balled) to form the next layer.
- Pour half of the cream mixture and repeat the "layering" procedure to make 2 complete layers of cracker, mangoes and cream.
- Scatter some crushed grahams and mango cubes on top of the cream for garnish.
- Chill until cream is set and its ready to serve.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 186g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 695 | |
| Calories from Fat 105 | 15% |
| Total Fat 11.67g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat 1.82g | 7% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 769mg | 32% |
| Potassium 228mg | 7% |
| Total Carbs 139.98g | 37% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.0g | 13% |
| Sugars 76.75g | 51% |
| Protein 8.15g | 13% |
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May 17, 2009Some like to sweeten their cream with some condensed milk...you may try this too of course! :)
You might also want to experiment substituting graham crackers with lady fingers or broas, chiffon cake, butter cake or even saltines! :)
