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Mango Coconut Ladoo. Fudgy Mango balls made with Mango Puree, Coconut and almond meal. Vegan gluten-free recipe. Easy soy-free dessert or snack. Pin this post
Because Mango and Summer! Well its techinically not as Summery here in the PNW. Lots of clouds, some rain, and lotsa sinus issues. (Maybe we should move down towards sunnier south). Anywho, mango always brightens my day!Â
These fudgy balls are super mangoey and a perfect treat. Add some ground nuts and seeds or protein powder to make them into a snack or add some more sweet for dessert. Use seeds to make nut-free. Mango, coconut and almond meal are cooked to thicken. Some coconut flour and starch thicken the mix further to a sticky dough that is shaped into balls. Shape the mixture into balls or pat into a bar to make burfis (mango coconut bars). Add flavors of choice like cardamom or vanilla. Make these Mango Coconut Ladoo Balls today!
More Mango Recipes from the blog
- Mango Mojito  – so refreshing and Summery!
- Mango Cupcakes – 1 bowl
- Mango Dal – Easy 6 ingredient Dal.Â
- Mango Sheera / HalwaÂ
- Mango Lassi – Mango Yogurt Smoothie
- Mango Burfi – Bars
- Mango Sriracha Cauliflower Bites
Hello there Summer!
Mango Coconut Ladoo
Ingredients Â
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut, dried
- 1/4 cup almond meal
- 1 cup or more mango puree, thick puree from can or ripe mango
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutritional yeast, optional - it adds a bit of khoya kind of flavor profile which is in dairy based ladoos
- sugar or other sweetener if needed
- 1 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch or other starch
- shredded coconut for garnish
InstructionsÂ
- Add coconut, almond meal and pureed mango to a saucepan over medium heat. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes until bubbling away.
- Add the salt, nutritional yeast. Taste and add sugar or sweetener if needed. At this point you can also add other ground nuts or seeds or protein powder.
- Mix starch into the coconut flour really well and add to the mixture. Mix in really well and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Continue to cook until the mixture becomes stiff and leaves the sides of the pan. The cooking time depends on the moisture in the mango puree.
- Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for half an hour. Shape into balls or press into parchment lined loaf to cut into bars. Roll the balls in shredded coconut. Store on the counter for the day, or refrigerate for upto 5 days.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These look yummy Richa! I’m a huge fan of your recipes đŸ™‚
These look delicious, can I substitute anything else for the shredded coconut?
Thank you – I love all your ideas and recipes đŸ™‚
more almond meal or any other ground nuts or seeds (sunflower/pumpkin).
Yummy, these look awesome! I love how you took such tropical flavors and made an interesting dessert out of them!
Dear Richa,
is it possible to make the Ladoos instead of almonds only with coconut flour?
Greetings from Berlin
Lana
Yes. Add the coconut flour (about a 1/4 cup) when you add starch. Mix in and cook for a minute. Add more only if needed. The mixture will thicken a lot more and more quickly. Once it is not sticky, let it chill and then shape.
Yum! I love mango anything đŸ™‚ I’m interested to see how the nutritional yeast will flavour it.
I made these yesterday and they’re all gone – very nice and not so sweet. Perfect for our family! Making some more today:)
Can i omit nutitional yeast? Or use something else instead ?
omit it.
Going to a Guru Purinma event, will be taking this, what a treat! thank you Vegan Richa
I have this cooling in the refrigerator for 30 mins. before I pour it into a pan. One thing I noticed is that I had to add water to my fresh mango puree. I do think it tastes good with no added sugar, but I did add 1/4t cardamom. Can’t wait to eat this cooled!!! Thanks for the recipe. đŸ™‚
it really depends on the mango. the Indian Mango brands that are sometimes available in Indian stores are very sweet. They dont need any added sugar. Most of the other mangoes I have tried in regular grocery stores are at the max half as sweet, so they do need added sugar. i add 1 to 2 tbsp. You can also add other sweetness like chopped dates, or raisins or currants and you will not need the added sugar.
These look absolutely amazing! I’m going to try them this week!
Thanks for sharing đŸ™‚
XX Saska
Thanks!