5/29/2023 0 Comments Mango smoovie![]() ![]() You shouldn’t need to any liquid to your blender or food processor because mangos are pretty juicy on their own. Simply peel and dice your mangos then pop them in the blender or food processor and blend until smooth. I like to make my own mango puree by blending up fresh mangos. The key is to go for a juice that is pure mango, not a juice blend. Other good choices: SunTropics in the fridge section, Goya, and Jumex. If I see it, I get 100% Pure mango juice nectar by Phillippine brand because it’s essentially mango, sugar, and some citric acids as a stabilizers. Nowadays mango juice is pretty much available at most grocery stores. I tend to buy mango juice and make mango puree. Mango juice is usually thinner and mango puree is more thick. What’s the difference between mango juice and mango puree? It’s simply a question of thickness. ![]() Don’t forget to save some fresh mango for garnish though! Mango juice & mango puree It takes about 4 hours in our freezer, so you can do it just before you make the jelly and have it all ready at the same time. The recipe calls for frozen mango cubes, which are available everywhere, even online! I find that fresh ones are almost always sweeter, so I peel, cube, and freeze fresh mangos specifically for this smoothie. It takes a little time and foresight, but I promise you, it’s worth it. Icy and sweet and juicy with soft and squishy mango jelly cubes and fresh mango. This mango smoothie is everything a mango smoothie wants to be. Luckily, mangos are pretty much a staple at the grocery store in summer because I’ve been buying them up like mad. The Hui Lau Shan A1 is my absolute favorite: mango & mango jelly in mango juice. I love Hui Lau Shan so much that I’ve taken to making a Mango Mania Hui Lau Shan copycat drink. One average mango only has 202 calories! The HK style mango smoothie Mango caloriesĮven though a mango tastes great, it’s also really low in calories. Take a sniff: if it smells super fragrant and sweet, it’s ready for you. ![]() What you’re looking for is a firm skin that has just the tiniest bit of give, like when a peach or avocado is ripe. When choosing a mango, color doesn’t really matter. Or you could use a spoon to scoop everything out. Flip the mango so that the cubes are poking out then carefully slice off the cubes. Take the mango and use a pairing knife to cut a grid into the mango halves, being careful not to cut through the skin. Use a knife and cut off a lobe of mango, positioning your knife off center to avoid the pit. The other way to peel is the hedgehog method: hold the mango on a cutting board, tall-ways. Repeat on the other side and then carefully use a pairing knife to trim off any extra mango from the pit. Carefully use a knife to cut off half of the mango, positioning your knife off center to avoid the pit in the middle. After that, lay the mango out on the cutting board, tall-ways. You can peel a mango using a vegetable peeler. There are so many ways to peel and cut a mango! Here are two that I do: It’s bright orange, super sweet, not too fiberous, has a small pit, and is super juicy – run down your arms juicy. For me, the most readily available and best mango in North America is the Carabao mango. World famous Alphonso mangos are often said to be the best of the best, but they have a very small season and aren’t really readily available outside of India, at least unless you’re willing to pay absurd prices. There are over 500 varieties of mangos out there. Trust me, a mango drink is incredibly refreshing in the hot and humid heat (and all other weather too). They’re incredibly beloved and they have stores all over the world, even in LA! They have the cutest mango mascot and the best mango drinks. Have you guys heard of Hui Lau Shan? They’re an HK staple, a chain of dessert shops that specialize in mango drinks and desserts. I remember eating so many mango sticky rice desserts in Thailand (I should really make mango sticky rice on the blog!) and being straight up obsessed with the mango smoothie from Hui Lau Shan in Hong Kong. Eating mangoes reminds me of Asia, in the best possible way. Yup, straight up just eating cold cubes of sweet, juicy mangos. I’ve gone days where I’ve had dinner that consists of me just eating mangos. Mangos are so sweet, so juicy, so tropical, and just insanely delicious. One of my all time favorite fruits ever is mango. ![]()
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