Mango Panna Cotta Recipe

"This is a light and refreshing dessert that is easy to make. Mango and coconut milk layers make for a beautiful presentation, and the tropical flavors are hard to resist. Garnish each serving with a small dollop of whipped cream, a mint leaf, and diced mango. Agar-agar can be found in oriental food markets, and sometimes in the grocery store (by the gelatin)."

Original is 6 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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FOR THE CREAM LAYER
1 can (14 ounce) coconut milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon agar-agar

FOR THE MANGO LAYER
1 1/2 cup mango, pureed (I used 1 1/2 mango, mango should not be over ripe)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 cup granulated sugar (as needed, depends on sweetness of mango)
1 1/2 teaspoon agar-agar

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (126.6 g)
Calories 243.8
Total Fat - 15.9 g
Saturated Fat - 14 g
Cholesterol - 0 mg
Sodium - 10.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 26.7 g
Dietary Fiber - 2.1 g
Sugars - 24.6 g
Protein - 1.9 g
Calcium - 15.5 mg
Iron - 1.2 mg
Vitamin C - 17.5 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step by Step Method

FOR THE CREAM LAYER

Step 1

In a sauce pan add the coconut milk and sugar, bring it to boil over medium heat. Boil for 3-4 minutes.

Step 2

Dissolve agar-agar in two tablespoons of lukewarm water. Add agar-agar and vanilla to coconut milk, boil for about 2 minutes, mixing continuously making sure there are no lumps. Turn off the heat.

Step 3

Whisk the milk for a few minutes and pour into a 5-1/2” x 7-1/2” pyrex dish. Let this sit for about 30 minutes before adding the mango layer.

Step 4

Note: as coconut layer cools, it will firm up like jello. Before adding the mango layer, the coconut layer should be firm but not settled all the way completely.

FOR MANGO LAYER

Step 5

In a sauce pan add the mango puree, sugar and lemon juice and bring it to boil over medium heat. Boil for 2-3 minutes.

Step 6

Dissolve agar-agar in two tablespoons of lukewarm water, add agar-agar to the mango pulp, boil for about 2 minutes stirring continuously, making sure there are no lumps.