Vegan Mango Coconut Jelly. Naturally sweetened, refreshing, and delicious. Great as a light dessert and perfect for parties if you want to impress your guests.
This Thai or Chinese mango coconut jelly is a beautiful dish that is served at many Asian restaurants. However, Asian restaurants will serve a non-vegan version using gelatine. My vegan mango coconut jelly recipe is vegan as I'm using agar agar powder.
Now if you're wondering if this mango coconut jelly cake is hard to make, it's actually fairly simple to make if you follow the instructions.
The only tricky part is getting the jello out of the mould! But I have a tip to share with you on how to help it slide out.
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For this recipe
You will need the following ingredients for my vegan mango coconut jello:
Mango Layer
- 1 cup mango flesh
- 1 cup mango cubes, 1 x 1 cm thick
- ½ cup mango juice
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 2 tsp agar agar powder
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp lime juice
Coconut Layer
- ⅔ cup water
- 1 tsp agar agar powder
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅔ cup coconut milk
How to make Mango Coconut Jelly
Mango Layer
- Blend 1 cup of mango flesh with mango juice. Pour into a small pot. Add water, agar agar powder, maple syrup and lime juice. Whisk until well combined.
- Then place over medium high heat and bring to a boil while whisking. Immediately remove off heat.
- Pour mango jelly into a glass square dish. Quickly add mango cubes into the jello. Press them down into the jello so the jello is smooth on the top. Allow this to set (about 5-10 minutes).
Coconut Layer
- In a small pot, add water, coconut milk, agar agar powder, maple syrup, and salt. Whisk until well combined. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low to keep warm.
- Check your mango jello to see if it’s firm to a touch. You should be able to press it down with your thumb without any breakage. Once the mango layer is firm, pour coconut jello liquid on the back of a spoon over your mango jello. This ensures the hot liquid does not break the mango jello layer as it hits the spoon first.
- Seal and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until firm or overnight.
- When ready to serve, use a knife to cut around the edge of the jelly to release it from the side. Tip: Insert halved toothpicks between the mold and the sides of the jello (2 per each side) to allow air into the mold. Place a flat plate over your jelly dish. Flip upside down and the jello should eventually slide out with gravity.
- Slice into 9 squares and garnish with fresh fruit and mint leaves.
Where can I buy Agar Agar Powder?
You can order it online as it's usually challenging to find in store.
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Vegan Mango Coconut Jelly
Ingredients
Mango Layer
- 1 cup mango peeled and chopped
- 1 cup mango diced into cubes, 1 x 1 cm thick
- ½ cup mango juice
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 2 tsp agar agar powder
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp lime juice
Coconut Layer
- ⅔ cup water
- 1 tsp agar agar powder
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅔ cup coconut milk
Instructions
Mango Layer
- Blend 1 cup of mango flesh with mango juice. Pour into a small pot. Add water, agar agar powder, maple syrup and lime juice. Whisk until well combined.
- Then place over medium high heat and bring to a boil while whisking. Immediately remove off heat.
- Pour mango jelly into a glass square dish. Quickly add mango cubes into the jello. Press them down into the jello so the jello is smooth on the top. Allow this to set (about 5-10 minutes).
Coconut Layer
- In a small pot, add water, coconut milk, agar agar powder, maple syrup, and salt. Whisk until well combined. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low to keep warm.
- Check your mango jello to see if it’s firm to a touch. You should be able to press it down with your thumb without any breakage. Once the mango layer is firm, pour coconut jello liquid on the back of a spoon over your mango jello. This ensures the hot liquid does not break the mango jello layer as it hits the spoon first.
- Seal and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until firm or overnight.
- When ready to serve, use a knife to cut around the edge of the jelly to release it from the side. Tip: Insert halved toothpicks between the mold and the sides of the jello (2 per each side) to allow air into the mold. Place a flat plate over your jelly dish. Flip upside down and the jello should eventually slide out with gravity.
- Slice into 9 squares and garnish with fresh fruit and mint leaves.
NOTES
This looks absolutely divine! I bet it tastes amazing too.
One of these days I will make one of your beautiful jelly recipes and when someone asks "wow where is that from" I will say my genius friend up in Canada!!
Your mango coconut jelly is the perfect party finger food idea. I simply adore anything with mango!!