Easy Mango Filling Recipe

I adore this recipe for a homemade mango filling. It’s useful for so many purposes. some links in this post are affiliate links that earn me a commission if you purchase through them.

For my son’s fifteenth birthday, he told me I could make any cake I wanted for him. No pressure there, right?

Every year, I make a homemade cake, and their requests vary from a s’mores cake to a light lemon filled cake to my daughter’s Kit Kat cake this year. While my son’s cake didn’t turn out quite as planned, it made a delicious trifle that everyone loved.

Between the cream cheese whipped cream and the mango curd I used for a filling, he loved it and even better, I have some left over to use later.

I plan to make pancakes this weekend and use it over them. And it might possibly make it into a bowl with some vanilla ice cream, too. This is so much more than a delicious cake filling.

This easy mango filling is technically a mango curd. It’s simple to make and inspired by the lemon curd, strawberry curd, and pineapple curd I love to make and enjoy. Honestly, I almost made one of those for his cake, but I may have bought four pounds of frozen mango, so….

I’m glad I did! Generally I use all that frozen mango to make mango lassi for breakfast, but I’ll happily sacrifice some to make mango curd any day.

Now the trick is what to do with my leftover egg whites. I know I could be healthy and make an egg white omelette or create some sous vide egg bites, but I know me. I’ll probably make homemade marshmallow fluff just because I can.

How to Make Homemade Mango Filling

You can use either fresh mango or frozen mango chunks. I’ll be honest, I prefer the frozen mango chunks. I know they’re always ripe, they’re precut, and they’re pretty much the same price as buying whole mangoes.

If you use frozen mango, add them to a bowl and let them thaw in the fridge overnight or gently defrost them in the microwave so they aren’t completely frozen.

Use a blender to puree the mango, whether fresh or frozen. Ensure it’s as close to a liquid as possible.

Especially if you use fresh mango, make sure you strain the puree into a heavy pot to remove any fibers. Frozen mango often won’t have as much or any fiber, so it’s less critical.

Add the sugar, lime juice, and egg yolks to the pot and whisk. Turn heat to medium low and whisk constantly to ensure the mixture heats evenly.

You can do this with a double boiler, but I’ve found using a cast iron pot and whisking works just as well. And it’s much simpler and one less piece of equipment to worry about.

Whisk for 7-10 minutes until the mixture thickens to the point that it leaves “streaks” from the whisk. At that point, remove it from the heat.

Cut butter into five or six pieces. Add them one or two at a time to the homemade mango filling, whisking until it melts and incorporates before you add the next piece.

Once you add all the butter, carefully pour the mango filling into a liquid measuring cup – two cups or larger! – and use the measuring cup to carefully pour it into a glass jar. Place in the fridge and store for up to two weeks.

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Easy Mango Filling

Yield: 2 cups

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

This simple mango curd is perfect as a mango filling for cake, over pancakes, as a fruit dip, or with ice cream. It's fast to make and absolutely delicious.

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Ingredients

• 2 c frozen mango chunks
• 1/3 c sugar
• 3 T lime juice
• 4 egg yolks
• 4 T butter

Instructions

1. Thaw mango overnight in fridge or defrost mango in microwave, as needed.
2. Thoroughly puree mango in blender.Strain puree into heavy pot to remove any fibers.
3. Add sugar, lime juice, and egg yolks to pot and whisk. Turn heat to medium low and whisk constantly to ensure the mixture heats evenly.
4. Whisk for 7-10 minutes until mixture thickens to the point that it leaves "streaks" from the whisk.
5. Remove it from heat.
6. Cut butter into five or six pieces. Add them one or two at a time, whisking until incorporated. Repeat with remaining pieces.
7. Carefully pour into a liquid measuring cup, then pour into a glass jar. Place in fridge and store for up to two weeks.

Notes

You can use either fresh mango or frozen mango chunks. I'll be honest, I prefer the frozen mango chunks. I know they're always ripe, they're precut, and they're pretty much the same price as buying whole mangoes.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1/4 c
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 136Total Fat: 8gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 50mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: .7gSugar: 14gProtein: 1.8g

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