Fresh Mini Coco Mango Floats
Mini Mango Floats with coconut milk are a refreshing, no-bake tropical dessert for summer. Layers of mango, whipped coconut cream, and cookies create a chilled treat ideal for any occasion.
Mango Float is a traditional Filipino dessert that is served cold or frozen. It consists of layers of fresh mango pieces, graham cookies, and whipped cream made with condensed milk. However, this version is slightly different because it’s made in individual vessels and uses coconut milk instead of condensed milk, making it a tad more tropical. These Mini Mango Floats are easy to make, fluffy, fruity, and simply irresistible. The kids will love digging into the many layers of textures.
How to Whip Coconut Milk?
This step is super simple, but here are a few tricks to ensure it works. First, refrigerate the coconut milk before whipping it and don’t shake it before opening it. Then, separate the liquid part from the solid coconut paste and keep the liquid for a smoothie. You have to whip the thicker part, the cream, and voila! Also, I like to whip the cream and coconut milk in separate bowls and merge them in the end, simply because they take a different time to get to the right consistency. The coconut milk won’t get as much fluff as the whipped cream.
Cookie Choice
The usual cookie choice would be the famous Graham Crackers, but any cookie would do. I’ve used my leftover digestive cookies, and they worked wonderfully. Please ensure your cookies fit into the glass vessels you want to use. But if not, crack them up and layer them overlapped; it will taste as good. Filipino mango float calls for a few hours of rest in the refrigerator, softening your cookies and making them easier to dig through.
Oxidation of Mangoes
Oxidation of mangoes is manageable with this dessert; since it’s prepared 3 to 4 hours in advance, the mangoes don’t have time to change colour in the cold refrigerator. But if you want them to stay longer in the fridge, here are a few tricks to keep them vivid yellow:
- Please don’t use an overly ripe mango; it oxidizes faster.
- Add a little bit of lemon or lime to your diced mango.
- Cover the mango floats with plastic wrap.
This way, you are sure to keep its lovely bright colour!
Mini Mango Floats
Ingredients
- 1 mango diced
- 12 Graham Crackers or any dry cookies.
- 200 ml heavy cream
- 150 ml coconut milk (cold) use the solid part.
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whip the cold coconut milk in a bowl.
- Whip the heavy cream in another bowl with the vanilla extract until stiff peaks.
- Merge both whipped mixtures.
- In the small glass vessels, add a bottom layer of cookies, followed by a layer of whipped cream and diced mango.
- Repeat the layers.
- Finish it up with crumbled cookies.
- Let it cool in the refrigerator for three to four hours before serving.
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Love the summer for the different varieties of mangoes 🥭 in season. Who can go wrong with coconut and fresh mangoes. I probably add some sweetened condensed milk for added sweetness. Thank for sharing your recipe.
Yes, the original recipe is condensed milk, but coconut milk is great when you want to cut on refined sugars.
Omg!!!! 😱
Mangoes and coconut and I am in! This looks yummy, fresh and healthy!
Yes, slightly lighter in sugar than the original Filipino recipe.
Oh my gosh, your Mini Mango Floats look delicious and easy to make. I have all the ingredients in my pantry and am excited to make this for the kids. Yummy!
Your kids will love digging in there! Enjoy!
This is such a lovely sweet dessert for the summer. It is so easy to put together, the flavors combine beautifully, and it can be made in advance. It turns out so pretty for entertaining.
Glad to hear it!
Your Mini Coco Mango Floats were a delightful treat! The flavors blended together beautifully, and they were so easy to make. I’ll definitely be making these again for my next gathering.
They look good enough to impress. Enjoy!
I loved these as a light no-bake dessert. I used gluten-free oat grahams since that’s what I had on hand. Went perfectly with my barbecue dinner.
Yes! Use whatever dry cookies! The gluten-Free version is a winner, too!
wow this mango float is such a treat! so refreshing and perfect for summer. My little one asked for seconds and thirds!
Hard to contain those kids! Enjoy little ones!
These were delicious! It’s such a simple light dessert that doesn’t require any cooking! Perfect for summer.
No bake recipes are a must in the summer!
These were amazing and perfect for summer! I can’t wait to make them again, my kids loved them!!
Yes, easy and yummy for the whole family!
Excellent recipe. Turned out great and I loved the flavor of coconut milk.
I love a little tropical flair to a summer dessert! Coconut is the ultimate ingredient to bring in the tropics!
These mini coco-mango floats were light and delicious, perfect for the hot weather we are having.
Yes, they are refreshing and can even be eaten frozen for those ultra-hot days.
What a great summer dessert! There’s no baking involved (yay!) and it’s not heavy and filling. Love that you used mango with coconut. Such a tropical delight.
In the summer, no baking desserts are mandatory!
What a great summer dessert idea! I love that it is no bake since it has been crazy hot here!
Yes, easy and no-bake desserts are the way this summer.