Homemade Mango Purée
This Mango purée recipe is the perfect sweet treat for everyone to enjoy. Using frozen sweet ripened mangoes blended to a creamy texture. Turn this into a great plain mango smoothie to keep you chill this summer.
It’s mango season here in the Cayman Islands, and I’m so excited to share some tasty recipes using this delicious fruit.
Let me start by saying I’ve never bought mangoes ever in my life.
It’s not because I don’t want to or I’m cheap, but when you live in the Caribbean, you often know someone with too many ripened mangoes.
So you end up getting some of that excess.
When I lived in Jamaica, my grandpa always had at least 2-3 buckets of mangoes ready to give my mom.
And that’s just for half of the season.
We’d often have so much different types of mangoes, from everyone’s favorite Julie or East Indian to the basic ones like Common and Blackie.
Since living away from home, I’m now in a position where I’m getting too much for just me and hubby to enjoy.
And I hate to see them go to waste spoiling on my counter.
So why not freeze them and use them to make yummy summer mango treats?
What Is Mango Purée?
Let’s first explain what it means to purée something.
Purée is a mash of cooked food, vegetables, fruits, or legumes pressed, blended, grounded, or sieved to a smooth, creamy paste or liquid.
Before blenders, purées can be done by hand using a fork, potato masher, or other utensils.
But now, with a blender or food processor, you can make this process much faster.
Mango purée is a blended pulp of fresh mangoes. It makes the ideal, plain, fresh mango purée anyone can enjoy.
Ingredients To Use
One of the things that makes this easy recipe so great for the summer is the simplicity of the ingredients.
All you need are fresh, ripe mangoes, lime, or lemon.
For extra sweetness, you can add your favorite sweetener.
- Mango: any ripe mangoes can work for this recipe, but the best mangoes would be East Indians, Julie, or Number Eleven
- Lime
Optional Ingredients –
- Honey
- Guava
- Pineapple
- Lemon
Tip: You can use frozen mango pulp for this recipe.
Do you have too many mangoes this season but don’t want them to waste? Scoop the flesh and freeze them. You can have fresh mangoes to use at any time of the year.
How To Make Homemade Mango Purée
If you’re a mango lover, you’ll enjoy this series of mango fruit recipes, including how to make this smooth and tasty mango purée.
This sweet mango treat, using only a few ingredients and a quick blend, makes one of the best purées ever.
For a plain mango purée, omit the lime (citrus juice) and sweetener, as any ripe mangoes used are fine.
Steps:
- Wash mangoes to remove any stains from the skin.
- Cut mangoes and scope flesh out from each slice. Try to remove as much from around the seed as possible. Set aside.
- Place mango flesh in a blender or food processor and lime in the blender. Blend or purée mango to a thick consistency.
- Strain through a sieve or mesh cloth for a smoother texture. Sweeten with honey and place in the refrigerator to chill.
- Serve as desired.
Serving Suggestions
Enjoy mango purées as is or in your favorite recipes.
Some of the best uses for mango purées:
- Mango juices
- Frozen beverages/cocktails
- Baked goods
- Curds
- Sauces
- Baby food
Tips for Making Mango Purée
Here are some of the best tricks for making the perfect mango purée :
- Use your favorite tropical fruit to enhance any plain mango purée.
- Use fresh ripened mangoes for this recipe. The sweetest mangoes to use are Julie, East Indians, Long Mango/Ivory, Nam Dok Mai, etc.
- Add the best mango purées to your favorite frozen desserts, beverages, a topping, and more.
- Straining is optional, but it does make for a smoother consistency.
- You can add water to reduce the thickness of the purée and make refreshing mango juice.
Why You Should Make this Recipe?
- Easy To Make: this is the easiest recipe, with only 2-3 ingredients.
- Health Benefits: mangoes are rich in vitamins and antioxidants and have many other health benefits for our bodies.
- Make Ahead: make and freeze for other recipes.
- Great Topping: add this to your favorite frozen desserts, beverages, oatmeals, pancakes, etc.
- Quick Idea: if you have 5-10 minutes, you can have fresh mango purée in no time.
- Eliminate Waste: it’s great when you have a lot of mangoes during mango season.
Storage Tips
Store your homemade mango purée in a clean, airtight container (glass jar or bottle, preferred) in your refrigerator for up to a week.
For longer storage, you can portion the purée into ice cube trays or an airtight container to freeze for 2-3 months.
Other Fruit Recipes:
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Easy Mango Purée
Ingredients
- 6-8 ripe mangoes
- ½ of a lime skin removed
- 1 tbsp honey optional
Instructions
- Wash mangoes to remove any stains from the skin.
- Cut mangoes and scope flesh out from each slice. Try to remove as much from around the seed as possible. Set aside.
- Place mango flesh in a blender or food processor and lime in the blender. Blend or purée mango to a thick consistency.
- Strain through a sieve or mesh cloth for a smoother texture. Sweeten with honey and place in the refrigerator to chill.
- Enjoy as is, or use it in future recipes.
Notes
Notes for Making Mango Purée
- Blend tropical fruits with mango purée to enhance the flavors of the plain mango purée.
- Here are some tropical fruits you can add guava, pineapple, lemon, or strawberries.
- You can use mango purée in other recipes. Recipe ideas are listed above.
- Straining is optional, but it does make for a smoother consistency.
- You can dilute your mango purée with water to create a delicious and refreshing mango juice drink.
