Mango Pudding With Agar Agar & Coconut Milk: Vegan & Easy
Mango Pudding With Agar Agar And Coconut Milk.
A Vegan, Gluten Free Mango Dessert Set With Agar Agar, No Baking Needed.
About 10 Minutes On The Stove, Then A Couple Of Hours In The Fridge.
Introduction to mango pudding
This mango pudding is ripe mango puree mixed with coconut milk and set with agar agar powder, with fresh mango pieces inside. It’s vegan and gluten free, and there’s no baking. It takes about 10 minutes on the stove, then a couple of hours in the fridge to set.
It’s the most delicious mango dessert I’ve found, and I’ve tweaked it to suit me. I love it with coconut yoghurt and passionfruit on top.
In tropical Australia, mangoes are plentiful and deliciously ripe from around mid-October each year. This mango jelly pudding is a great way to use some of them.
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Mango pudding with passionfruit, ready to eat
One secret is to set fresh mango pieces inside the pudding, like you see here. Passionfruit on top is very tasty too.
Ingredients for mango pudding
Here are the ingredients for this Flametree Yoga Studio dish.
- 1 and a half teaspoons of agar agar powder
- 2 cups of water
- 1 to 1 and a half cups of coconut milk
- 2 medium, very ripe mangoes (but not overly ripe)
- A quarter to half a teaspoon of salt, to taste
To serve, add whatever you like, such as passionfruit, extra fresh mango and coconut yoghurt.
I found my agar agar powder at an Asian food emporium. I tested two brands and I prefer this one, but either will work.
The agar agar powder I use
The agar agar powder I prefer. Try an Asian food emporium to find it.
Set in a flat dish, with coconut yoghurt
Here I set the pudding in a flat dish I otherwise use for food storage. It works just as well.
How to make mango pudding
Use these steps to make this vegan mango pudding.
Step 1: Dissolve the agar agar
- Add the agar agar powder to the water in a medium to large saucepan.
- Stir to dissolve it, then bring it to the boil.
Step 2: Add the coconut milk
- Stir in half the coconut milk.
- Bring it back almost to the boil, then add the rest of the coconut milk.
- Cook for about 5 minutes.
Step 3: Prepare the mango
- Puree about half the mango in a blender.
- Cut the other half into small pieces and set them aside.
Step 4: Mix and taste
- Add the agar mix to the mango puree, and sprinkle in some salt.
- Taste it. If you’d like it sweeter, puree some more mango and add it.
- Simmer for a couple more minutes.
Step 5: Set it
- Pour into a mould or a small bowl.
- Add the mango pieces.
- Chill in the fridge for a couple of hours.
Step 6: Serve
- Serve in slices with coconut yoghurt, more fresh mango, passionfruit, or whatever you fancy.
A slice with fresh mango set inside
A slice with fresh fruit set inside, served with coconut yoghurt and passionfruit. Mouth watering!
With banana, pear and black rice
This one has mango, banana and pear all blended together, which is why it’s a lighter yellow. I’ve added black rice and coconut yoghurt, and used big and small moulds.
Is this mango pudding vegan and gluten free?
Yes. It’s set with agar agar, which comes from seaweed, instead of gelatine. With coconut milk, mango, water and a little salt, it’s vegan and gluten free.
If you serve it with coconut yoghurt, it stays vegan too.
Why won’t my agar agar set?
Agar agar won’t set unless it is brought to the boil while it cooks. So make sure the agar agar and water come right up to the boil before you add the coconut milk.
Agar agar jelly is hugely popular all over Asia. For another way to use it, try my coconut agar agar dessert.
Are mangoes good for you?
Mangoes have fibre and vitamins A, C and E. The Cleveland Clinic’s guide to mango benefits says they may help your gut, skin and eyes.
They have natural sugar too, so don’t overdo them. This pudding has no added sugar, so all the sweetness comes from the mango.
Mango pudding: quick questions answered
How long does mango pudding take to make?
About 10 minutes of cooking on the stove, then a couple of hours in the fridge to set.
Where can I buy agar agar powder?
Try an Asian food emporium. I tested two brands and prefer the one in the picture, but either will work.
Can I use other fruit in mango pudding?
Yes. I sometimes blend mango, banana and pear together, which makes a lighter yellow pudding. It’s lovely with my black rice pudding and coconut yoghurt.
Is agar agar the same as gelatine?
No. Agar agar comes from seaweed, so it’s plant based. Gelatine comes from animals.
Where did this mango pudding recipe come from?
I first discovered agar agar jelly when visiting Asia, where it’s hugely popular. This is my version, tweaked to use ripe Darwin mangoes. It’s one of my favourite vegan desserts in Darwin.
More Flametree mango recipes
Got more mangoes? Try my mango recipes from the NT with black rice layers, my mango salad with black beans and tofu, or my dragon fruit and mango sago dessert.
Do you have a vegan recipe or dish you’d like to share?
Please contact me with any dishes you’d like to share with me.
Obviously, I’m especially interested in any dish that is already a great Darwin vegan option.
Alternatively, it may be a potential vegan Darwin recipe that I could adapt, or be inspired by, as I did here.
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Recipe by Chris Lalor, Flametree Yoga Studio, Darwin NT. General information only.
