Mango Yogurt Mousse
Published Feb 01, 2013•Updated Aug 09, 2024
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy.
Mango Yogurt Mousse are simple, creamy yogurt desserts that highlight mangos and can be made in 20 minutes. A great make-ahead dessert that I love to serve after Chinese New Year dinner.
Inspiration for Mango Yogurt Mousse
This week it was a very good thing that I don’t have a car. I couldn’t have been trusted on the roads. I’ve been absentminded to the max. Sunday night I fell asleep with only ten pages left to read in this magnificent (and rather intense) book, and I’ve since lost the book. In my tiny apartment. I can safely say that I’ve searched every inch of this place due, in no small part, to a rogue lizard that I chased over every surface one morning.
Mango Season Love
For weeks like this, it’s a good idea to keep things simple. It’s also a good idea to eat dessert. With mango season on the horizon, I’m craving those sweet fruits like chocolate. Mangos are popping up around town, and my favorite spot below is decked out to celebrate the season – they have green mangos and ripe mangos, and even a giant faux mango hanging from the ceiling.
Pin this now to save it for later
Pin It Now
Mango Yogurt Mousse
We had mango and sticky rice at a new restaurant on Wednesday night, and I’ve been having these super simple mousses for dessert or breakfast. The mangos we get here are so sweet that I skip the added sugar in the recipe below and these make a fantastic breakfast. You don’t need fresh mangos – I used to make great use of the frozen mango pieces at Trader Joe’s for this yogurt dessert in the U.S.
I think Frank is officially mango’d out (they have a mango tree at his office and his colleagues have been making mango salads every day for lunch), but I suspect I could still tempt him with another one of these beautiful little desserts.
More Easy Mango Recipes
Favorite Tools
Pin this now to save it for later
Pin It Now
Mango Yogurt Mousse
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Blender
- Mixing Bowl
- Stand or Handheld Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 envelope Unflavored Gelatin (1 tablespoon)
- 2 cups Fresh Mango Purée, plus Mango Slices for garnish (about 2 peeled and pitted mangoes)
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Plain Yogurt
- 1 cup well-chilled Heavy Cream
Instructions
- In a small saucepan sprinkle the gelatin over 1/4 cup cold water, let it soften for 1 minute, and heat the mixture over low heat, stirring, until the gelatin is dissolved.
- In a blender blend together the mango purée, sugar, and vanilla, add the gelatin mixture, and blend the mixture well.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir in the yogurt.
- In a chilled bowl beat the cream until it holds stiff peaks, fold it into the mango mixture gently but thoroughly, and divide the mousse among 6 dessert glasses. Chill the mousses for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Garnish the mousses with the mango slices.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Oh my gosh this sounds so good. I loveeee mangoes! I wish I had a mango tree at my office haha
Pretty amazing, isn’t it? I get totally jealous of all those mangos he gets to eat – what a luxury!
A mango tree at his office?! Lucky guy! Mango season in Thailand sounds sort of like strawberry season in Sweden. It’s taken real seriously here, strawberries everywhere, in everything. I like the looks of this mousse – I wonder how it would turn out with agar agar in place of gelatin? I’ll have to get my hands on some frozen mango and give it a try!
Isn’t it amazing, Katie – he definitely gets his fill of mangos! I’d trade you a mango season for a strawberry season – I miss berries. 😉 I’d love to know how this works with agar agar! I haven’t strayed from the recipe, but a lot of the texture comes from the yogurt and the cream, so this would be a good one to play around with.
Can you make it leaner with skim milk instead of cream?
Jess this looks incredible. I love mangoes! And that sticky rice you mentioned? One of my favorites!!!
Jess these look incredible! I love love love mango and the creaminess and smoothness and then those diced mango pieces on top – so perfect and so good looking!
I don’t drive my car (barely) for the same reason 🙂
The mango yogurt mousse sounds delicious. Like an edible, more decadent lassi (mango yogurt drink). Yum!
Joyti – so true! That’s just what it is like, but I didn’t make the connection until I saw your comment. I adore mango lassi. (P.S. Your blog is beautiful!)
Oh my gosh! I miss mango season. Eat some for me (and Matt and Cece).