Last week I bought some mangoes from Whole Foods. They turned out to be deliciously sweet and very rich in texture. After a mango eating frenzy that lasted the whole weekend, the left over mangoes sat in the fridge, waiting their turn.
Last night when I took them out, I found they had developed a few dark spots and the skin was fast becoming wrinkly. With no one in fruit-eating mood, I started to chew my lips wondering what I could do to save those elongated pieces of yummliness from going to waste. I wasn’t going to labor over making a sweet dish that took any sort of heating, cooking, baking or cooling.
I have learned that no one at my home ever says ‘no’ a bowl of ice cream, especially if they have been flavored with something. I decided it was time to flavor one such bowl with tasty, yummy pieces of mango.
Ripe mango and vanilla ice-cream go hand in hand. They make great deserts in a variety of ways. Out of all those, this probably is the easiest to put together. You can get an absolute winner with minimum of effort. You can even have your kids make it.
What you need:
2 cups of ripe mango pieces (sweet variety)
1 big bowl of regular vanilla ice cream
Directions:
Cut the mango as close to the seed as possible, and scoop out fleshy cubes pieces with a spoon. If the mangoes are firm, you can also try peeling and cutting them. I prefer the scoop method.
Soften the ice cream a little with a fork.
Mix the mango with ice-cream.
Serve immediately.
See? I told you it was ridiculously easy. But the result is so delicious, that it will disappear within minutes with demands for more helping soon after. The mangoes I worked with had gone quite soft, but for guests I normally use firmer mangoes.
Note: You can also squeeze out the mango seed for the puree and add to the ice-cream. I did that for a second helping. Good thing that I bought low-calorie ice-cream. Ok, better not go there.
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