Filipino Mango Ice Cream

Filipino mango ice cream is a delicious sweet treat made with fresh mango, coconut milk, coconut syrup and glucose syrup. It is refreshing as a snack on a hot day or as a light dessert after a satisfying meal. Transport yourself directly to the Philippines with this tasty and exotic frozen treat!

What is Filipino Mango Ice Cream?

Filipino mango ice cream is a simple fruit ice cream made with sweet mangoes. As the story goes, ice cream was introduced in the Philippines in 1899 by American M.A. Clarke when he opens the first ice cream shop in Place Moraga in Manila. At the time, ice cream was only for the elite and became somewhat of a status symbol.

The Philippines are known as being one of the best places on Earth to eat mangoes. When visiting the Philippines, make sure to try carabao mangoes, sometimes also called Philippine mango or Manila mango. These incredible mangoes are renowned for their sweetness and are perfect for making Filipino mango ice cream.

No matter where you are in the world, you can make Filipino mango ice cream with the sweet mangoes you have on hand.

Filipino Mango Ice Cream Ingredients

• 1 ripe mango
• 1 cup of coconut milk
• 1 tbsp of coconut syrup or honey
• 1 tbsp of glucose syrup

How to make creamy Filipino Mango Ice Cream at home

• Step 1 – Peel and remove the pit of the mango. into
• Step 2 – Chop into chunks and pop in the blender make mango juice.
• Step 3 – Mix the mango juice with the coconut milk, coconut syrup and glucose syrup.
• Step 4 – Using an ice cream maker, mix for 30 minutes.
• Step 5 – Put it in the your freezer for 30 minutes.

Tips & Substitutions

• Use a ripe mango for the ice cream recipe! This recipe will work best, and your ice cream will have the most amazing flavor, if you use a perfectly ripe mango.
• Swap coconut milk for regular milk. We personally love coconut milk and feel it is easier to digest, but if you don’t have it on hand, or prefer regular milk, you can easily swap out coconut milk for regular milk.
• Swap out coconut syrup for honey. If you don’t have coconut syrup at home, you can also make a 1:1 honey substitution.
• Make Filipino mango float ice cream by adding crushed graham crackers to the mixture and topping with caramel sauce.
• Serve right away. This ice cream will be best to eat as soon as it is ready. You can keep it in the freezer, but it will taste it’s absolute best as soon as you prepare it.

How to cut and dice a mango

Do you struggle with cutting a mango? You’re not alone! It can be tricky. Check out the video below to learn four different ways you can cut a mango.

Special Tools

• You will need an ice cream maker for this recipe. We have the KitchenAid ice cream maker.

How to serve

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We love serving ice cream in elevated ice cream dishes, particularly vintage ice cream dishes, so you feel like you’re having your ice cream in a vintage ice cream parlor. We served ours in vintage French metal ice cream bowls like these.

FAQs

What goes with mango ice cream?

This ice cream is absolutely delicious simply and on its own. It’s also yummy topped with fresh mint and/or some homemade whipped cream. You can also add some fresh slices of mango for extra tastiness!

Is mango ice cream healthy?

This simple vegan ice cream is a relatively healthy ice cream recipe. We used all organic, real ingredients, including ripe mango, coconut milk and coconut syrup. The glucose syrup is not the healthiest ingredient in the world but necessary for the recipe.

Mango benefits

Mango has many health benefits, as it is a powerful antioxidant, may boost immunity, may support heart health, may improve digestive health, may support eye health and may improve hair and skin health.

More Ice Cream Recipes

• Homemade Peach Ice Cream
• Thai Coconut Ice Cream
• Lavender Honey Ice Cream
• Yogurt Ice Cream
• Mango Popsicles

Filipino Mango Ice Cream

Enjoy this delicious and refreshing ice cream recipe on a hot day! Let us know if you are planning to make it in the comments below.

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