I was at Trader Joe’s the other day and saw this. It was like heaven speaking to me by way of this jar.
Mango, sugar, water, pectin, lime juice concentrate. I can handle that. Happily.
And oh boy, it’s so good. It’s like eating mango jelly, sort of. It’s creamier than jelly. And it’s sweet but not ridiculously sweet like jelly can be. It’s perfect. It tastes much more decadent than you can imagine.
If you’re ever had apple butter or pumpkin butter, similar concept but with mango. The last time I used pumpkin butter I made Vegan Bananas Foster
If you happen to like sugar, more sugar, rum, and bananas, you should make this. You don’t even need to use pumpkin butter. It was just an optional add-in.
But back to mangoes. I have a serious love for all things mango so figured I would compile some of my favorite mango recipes and highlight them…
Mango Basil Personal-Sized Tortilla Pizzas
Mango Balsamic Rice, Beans, & Mixed Vegetables
If you have never tried that chutney, you’re missing out. No garlic, onions, added sodium (I don’t like any of those) but still packs a bit of heat + sweet mango flavor. If you can’t find that chutney but still want to make the tofu, just use apricot jam or something similar with a bit of red pepper flakes.
Mango Banana Vanilla Softserve (vegan)
Mango and Sour Cream Muffins with Streusel Topping
Mango and White Chocolate Chip Cookies
No Bake White Chocolate & Mango Cookie Dough Bites
These bites are my latest obsession and one of my personal favorite desserts of any desserts I’ve ever made and posted about. And I’ve made a lot of desserts.
I have all kinds of other specialty recipes in my Themed & Specialty Recipes section such as Stevia Recipes, Peanut Butter Recipes, Game Day Recipes, Easy Snack Ideas & Recipes, and more. In case you have an ingredient like pumpkin, peanut butter, flax, etc. and you’re curious to find ways to incorporate that ingredient into recipes, I have lots of themed recipe posts.
From my last post about Making Lightbounces & Using Light, I am glad you enjoyed my cheapie, quickie, DIY project and that you enjoy those kinds of tips and my photography tips.
It was also interesting to read about your lighting challenges in your own house and what you do to rectify the issues.
Questions:
1. Do you like mango?
I do think this is a love it or hate it food. I for one, hate cantaloupe. I know some people feel this way about mango.
Also, mangoes can be hard to get just right.
Under-ripe fresh mangoes are like eating a piece of dry wood.
Over-ripe and they are a stingy, juice-everywhere-but-no-real-fruit-flesh mess.
Frozen can be freezer burned and sour. (I’ve found TJ’s to be the best of any, consistently. But even theirs are not perfect)
Dried can be over dried and like a piece of leather.
But when you find that perfect mango, for me, it’s like a piece of heaven!
2. Do you know how to slice a mango? Any tips or tricks?
This is another one that’s tricky! I peel it with a knife. Then, I make long slices, taking care to avoid the pit but sometimes I feel like there is more pit than flesh and I end up with a juicy mess all over my cutting board.
I need to get a mango slicer.
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I have plenty of gadgets. And plenty that just collect dust. But that’s one I really should pick up because I think I would use it and it would be helpful.
Mango butter?!!? I think my heart just stopped. Is this a new thing? My obsession with TJ’s dried mangoes is out of control. I think I might have to go find…ahem, stalk…this mango butter.
I can’t cut Mango’s either and they look awful when I try, but they are so good that it doesn’t matter because I hoover them in seconds anyway. I am so glad you mentioned Trader Joe’s I never knew they had mango butter!
I love a *good* mango … definitely agree it is hard to find one. But I ate one this weekend that had been on my counter for a week and it was PERFECT. I googled how to cut them after I got my first one not that long ago. I can skillfully cube them with a knife.
Temps in the upper 80s! *sigh* … I am sitting here under a Winter Weather Advisory with up to 10 inches of snow expected tonight.
Oh my sweet Jesus. I love mango – it reminds me of the tropics, vacation and summer…something we ALL could use right now, eh?
HAHA your description of underripe mango is SPOT ON, Averie ;)
Love ya!!!
i LOVE mango. My favorite way to eat it is over the kitchen sink. My mom gave me a slicer a couple of Christmas’ ago, but I don’t use it. I like getting all messy and cutting it up, then sucking on the pit. That’s part of the experience! I think if I had mango butter at home, I’d eat it all up in one false swoop! Deeeelicious!
My Trader Joe’s was just giving out samples of the Mango butter the other day. Yummy. I admit I had to sneak back around for another sample later.
I LOVE LOVE mangoes so much. I haven’t seen mango butter in my TJs but I’ll be looking out for it now!!!
Mango butter?!?! I DIE! I’ve GOT to get my hands on somma that!!! :D Damn no-TJ’s-having Texas!!
“Under-ripe fresh mangoes are like eating a piece of dry wood.” Couldn’t have described it better myself!
I cut them by scoring them around the pit part as best as possible, then scoring each piece like an avocado, inverting the flesh by popping it out (if that makes any sense at all), and tearing off the cut pieces…. and often I just buy it pre-cut from Costco because I’m lazy! ;)
I bought that one, the honey apple butter and the cranberry apple butter at TJ’s this weekend :)
you’re stocked up!
Hey girl, how are you???? I’ve missed you!
I LOVE mango. But you’re right, it’s hard to get right. When we went to South Africa we drank the best mango juice every day. Haven’t tasted anything like it since.
Lots of love xxx
Hi hon! Mango juice sounds amazing! I’ve been sooo busy, but good. Thanks for popping in :)
Everything here always looks so yummy :D
I just got a mango slicer! I never even knew these existed, but received one as a present. The thing is amazing. Instead of me sitting there with a knife, carving away, it opened the fruit right up. I’m addicted to mango, so this tool will be put to good use! I may try to make my own mango butter – thanks for the great idea. I made strawberry jam yesterday and it’s so easy.
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I just recently tried mango and papaya and found that I really dislike both. Which is so weird because I LOVE mango/papaya flavored things. So I figured I would love the actual fruit. I’m not really sure what exactly was wrong with them, they just tasted so awful.
they could have been under-ripe in which case I find both to be hideous. I also don’t like papaya but love mango. Go figure!
MANGO BUTTER?! i cant wait to go to california.
I actually cut the mango with a knife in the same spots that is shown on your pic of the manco slicer, from there I either do slices or a criss cross cut then just slide the knife along the skin to remove the flesh from the skin. Pretty easy and super yummy but I hate when there’s more pit than mango! Grrr! Oh and the mangoes from Puerto Rico are TO DIE FOR! They even sell unripened mango (the green ones) chopped with salt and lemon, yummy!!!