The weather is getting wonderfully pleasant. The air smells cleaner, fresher, healthier and the trees are in full bloom throughout the lower mainland. I’m ready for some sunshine and warm days ahead. To celebrate, I thought I would share an easy and delicious recipe that uses mango. Spring and Summer is prime mango-eating season all over the world so you have no excuse not to make this delicious dessert for yourself.
This post was originally posted in May, 2012 but has been refreshed with new photos.
In the photos I have used leftover sugar pouches that came with Marie Morin Crème brûlée from Costco.
Creme brulee is a classic French dessert consisting of a custard topped with caramelized sugar. The custard for creme brulee is traditionally made with cream, egg yolks and sugar. As the title of my recipe says this creme brulee is no bake so there are no eggs to add structure but it has dairy to make the creamy base. And, in this case it has two – thick yogurt and mascarpone cheese.
Thick yogurt or yogurt cheese or hung yogurt is a yogurt that has some or all whey drained out from it. You can check one of my earlier posted recipe to make thick yogurt. For this recipe I used 1 cup thick yogurt, which was strained for 24 hours from 4 cups of homemade yogurt. Using fat-free yogurt, instead of traditionally heavy cream (or whipped cream) cuts down on the overall fat and adds a little protein to this fabulous dessert. I usually make yogurt with 1 % milk so after 24 hours you will have three cups water (whey) in the bowl and 1 cup of thick yogurt in the muslin cloth. Hung yogurt looks, tastes, and behaves like cream cheese. It can be used in quick dessert with seasonal fruits, ice cream, dips, or curries.
1. 1% milk yogurt 2. after straining
This no bake mango brulee recipe is super easy to make and deliciously indulgent. Fresh chopped mangoes are layered with soft, sweet creamy mascarpone and yogurt custard in ramekins, which are chilled, topped with sugar and then caramelized with the help of a kitchen torch. Although, a kitchen torch produces best results to caramelize the sugar, if you don’t have one I’m also sharing how to broil it in the oven.
When you make this no bake mango brulee, which I really think you should! Be sure to share your photo with me through Facebook or Instagram so that I can see your take on my recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 manila or 3 ataulfo mangoes
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese*
- 1 cup thick yogurt ( 4 cups yogurt drained for 24 hours)
- 1 tsp fresh ground ginger
- 2 tbsp powdered turbinado sugar
- 4 tbsp turbinado sugar/superfine sugar/brown sugar
- Zest of one lemon
Instructions
- Slice the mangoes on either side of the seed. Discard the pit and peel the fruit. Slice and then chop the fruit and divide (3 tbsp) it among 4 (9x4cm) ramekins.
- Beat the mascarpone cheese with the yogurt. Fold in remaining chopped mango (about 1/2 cup), ginger and ground turbinado sugar.
- Divide the mixture among the ramekins and level off the tops. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least for 2 hours.
- To brulee, sprinkle a thin even layer of sugar over the top of each dish, covering the creamy mixture. Holding a hand-held torch 4 inches from the sugar, lightly brown the sugar using a slow even motion.
- Then either broil or use a blow-torch to achieve a delicious caramelized effect. If you don't have the torch set the ramekins on a baking sheet under the oven broiler (500°F) for about 1 minute, constantly checking it and rotating the pan so that all of them are evenly bruleed.
- Let the burnt sugar topping set for a few minutes before serving.
Notes
*Instead of mascarpone cheese you can also use 1/2 and 1/2 mixture of whipped cream and cream cheese.
I like to use turbinado sugar because it is lighter in color with subtle molasses flavor.Its crystals are larger, so I like to grind it up a bit in a coffee grinder. If you do not have this sugar, no big deal you can use regular white sugar.
Gayathri NG
Simply irresisitible dessert, looking tempting!!
Blackswan
I love mangoes but never tried the version with creme brulee. U hit the right note with 2 of my fave food! Love it!
Kit @ i-lostinausten
Amazing eggless brulée! Never tried eggless brulée & these look perfect! Love the mangoes that you’ve added in the brulée! Awesome! Have a nice weekend, Balvinder! 🙂
anne
Ohhhh Wish I could grab one or two of that ! I would gladly use mascarpone and yogurt instead of eggs ! Delicously good !
Tina Bk
I love it when the season starts to change, everything starts blooming and becomes so much more attractive.
I like that you included the link to make thick yogurt. Your choice of the mango is a good one and creating an “eggless” cream brulee does require some talent. It looks amazing-well done. Happy friday!
Kiri W.
Wow, what an interesting recipe! I’ll have to try it, never had a Mango Brulee 🙂
mireia badia
That looks amazing!!!
Navaneetham Krishnan
Our weather here is opposite, burning with heat and real killer. However finding mangoes are still pretty easy and in fact, so many varieties we get over here.
I like the eggless version and yes with mascopone and yoghurt, being my fav ingredients too. Gorgeous looking esp the darkish brown top.
Choc Chip Uru
Eggless but a brulee along with the exquisite flavour of mangoes makes this a keeper recipe my friend – sweet and elegant!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Nami | Just One Cookbook
Mango brulee? Oh my goodness, I had never had mango brulee before, but I know I’d be so addicted to this! What a great summery recipe!
Tina (PinayInTexas)
Lucky you! The weather here is no longer pleasant…it’s getting HOT!
Mango creme brulee sounds awesome! And it’s eggless? Wow! That’s really interesting!
Baker Street
I am actually scared of making this because the chances are I might eat everything by myself. This is such a fantastic idea neetu! thanks for sharing.
Soni
Oh absolutely gorgeous and definitely going on my list to make very very soon!!I love the fact that its eggless and you used ginger.I can almost imagine the sweet flavors here, hmmmmm….Yummm!!
Asmita
Hi balvinnder,
This is insanely delicious! I cannot even begin to imagine how delicious this must be. I love mangoesand mascarpone cheese and together the combination seems heavenly. I always buy these mangoes at the indian grocery store. Love their taste. Great dessert! A must try.
Kalyan
Looks so easy to prepare & delicious…mouthwatering!
Fitness eBooks
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Spice up the Curry
this is superb. so delicious. just wow.
Shirley Tay
Nice weather & recipe! It has been raining almost everyday here :< It's really nice to see this lovely dessert on a gloomy day......
Cucina49
These are beautiful and so easy! You got that gorgeous sugar crust on them that I always look for in creme brulee.
angiesrecipes
What a great idea! Wish I could get some quality mangoes here.
amrita roy
I love mango in any form…this dessert looks so inviting
Blackswan
Omg, this is so cool! Love no-bake stuff! xoxo
PostGradMad
I can’t wait to try this! I’m not a big mango fan, but I bet it would also be delicious w strawberries or raspberries!
Balvinder
Of course, it would be delicious with strawberries and raspberries.
Ros @ ZenHealth
Great recipe! And it’s mango season now! I wonder if Julie mangoes will work well for this recipe?
Balvinder
Any sweet mango would shine in this simple dessert.
Adina
This dessert look delicious! A classic creme brulee is one of my favorite dessert, but a quick no bake version sounds amazing. And I love anything with mango.
Juliana
I love everything with mango, but never in making brulee…I absolutely love the recipe…mascarpone cheese and yogurt…thanks for the recipe Balvinder…good that you reposted it…
I hope you are having a fantastic week!
Easyfoodsmith
Strange but I have still not been able to get my hands on really good sweet mangoes. Seeing this post has made me crave mangoes and I feel like grabbing it off the screen 🙈