Ideas on How to Create Mango Masterpieces

May to September are the best few months in the year, after December of course. 

It’s Mango Season!!!

I’ve come up with a few very easy ideas if you have a surplus of mangos or just want to purchase them. Which reminds me… if you need some ideas of where to get mangos from: they sell them on street corners, ask your co-workers to share their wealth, grab them from your neighbor’s yard or even Costco sells them.

Let’s begin!

MANGO SALSA

Ingredients

• 3 ripe mangos
• 1 medium red bell pepper
• ½ cup of chopped red onion
• ¼ cup of fresh cilantro leaves
• ½ a jalapeño (depending on how much spice you prefer)
• 1 large lime
• ¼ teaspoon of salt

Chop or slice all the ingredients. Mix it all together and eat it with chips. I would recommend Pita Chips to really absorb the flavor, but Tostitos works too!

MANGO SMOOTHIES

Ingredients

• Mango
• Pineapple
• Spinach

While it may come out more green than orange, it is still very good! Side note: It’s not included in the videos, but still very easy to make. All you have to do is blend! The ingredients have a very tropical vibe and you are basically set for your next pool day!

MANGO MOJITO

Ingredients

• 1 lime
• 1/3 mango puree
• 5 mint leaves
• 15 oz of club soda
• Ice cubes
• 3 oz of rum (for each tall glass)

Cut the mangos into slices and blend them! Use a shaker for a couple of ice cubes, club soda, chopped mint leaves, blended mangos, and your choice of [white] rum. Shake, shake, shake! It will probably explode like it did for me, so be careful. Pour it into a glass, squeeze the lime, and make it pretty!

MANGO COBBLER

Ingredients

• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 2 cups of [brown] sugar
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of [2%] milk
• 4 cups of fresh mango slices
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• Optional: cinnamon powder

Prepare the oven at 375 degrees. Mix the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, 1 cup of [brown] sugar, and milk. I used brown sugar, but you can also use white sugar if that is what you prefer. Butter a 13 x 9-inch pan and then add the watered-down mix. Let it sit while you work on the mango topping. 

Grab a pot. Add the lime juice, mango slices, and 1 cup of [brown] sugar. Wait until it boils. I honestly did not think just a tablespoon of lime juice would get it started, but be confident! Stir constantly, so all the ingredients mix well.

Add the mango topping to the 13 x 9-inch pan. Optional: Sprinkle cinnamon powder on top before placing it into the preheated oven. Leave it for 45 minutes.

VOILA!

It serves so well with vanilla ice cream. When you serve it warm, it melts with the ice cream and becomes a yummy goodness. Enjoy with a few friends and family! It is also a perfect welcome recipe when you are entering someone’s house for the first time or just want to share it with your co-workers.

CHECK OUT THE MANGO SZN VIDEO HERE!

I hope you have had fun making it, as much as I had! Mango season is the absolute best in Miami, but it is also a family favorite… so I might be biased! Do you relate?

P.S. Tag me if you try today’s #FoodieFridays! I would love to share your masterpiece!