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!
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.
- Mango Sheera / Halwa
- Mango Lassi – Mango Yogurt Smoothie
- Mango Burfi – Bars
- Mango Sriracha Cauliflower Bites
Hello there Summer!
Mango Coconut Ladoo
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (40 g) shredded coconut dried
- 1/4 cup (28 g) almond meal
- 1 cup (255 ml) or more mango puree thick puree from can or ripe mango
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 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
Instructions
- 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
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Saska says
July 17, 2016 at 6:20 amThese look absolutely amazing! I’m going to try them this week!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
XX Saska
Richa says
July 17, 2016 at 10:59 amThanks!
Sue says
July 17, 2016 at 12:44 pmI 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. 🙂
Richa says
July 17, 2016 at 1:20 pmit 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.
Eileen says
July 17, 2016 at 3:21 pmGoing to a Guru Purinma event, will be taking this, what a treat! thank you Vegan Richa
Ritu says
July 18, 2016 at 8:16 amCan i omit nutitional yeast? Or use something else instead ?
Richa says
July 18, 2016 at 11:10 amomit it.
Ranjana says
July 18, 2016 at 12:03 pmI made these yesterday and they’re all gone – very nice and not so sweet. Perfect for our family! Making some more today:)
Chelsey says
July 18, 2016 at 9:14 pmYum! I love mango anything 🙂 I’m interested to see how the nutritional yeast will flavour it.
Lana says
July 19, 2016 at 12:45 pmDear Richa,
is it possible to make the Ladoos instead of almonds only with coconut flour?
Greetings from Berlin
Lana
Richa says
July 19, 2016 at 2:49 pmYes. 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.
Cassie says
July 20, 2016 at 2:54 pmYummy, these look awesome! I love how you took such tropical flavors and made an interesting dessert out of them!
Caroline says
July 23, 2016 at 2:56 pmThese look delicious, can I substitute anything else for the shredded coconut?
Thank you – I love all your ideas and recipes 🙂
Richa says
July 23, 2016 at 3:02 pmmore almond meal or any other ground nuts or seeds (sunflower/pumpkin).
Shivali (vedicvegan.com) says
July 25, 2016 at 11:40 amThese look yummy Richa! I’m a huge fan of your recipes 🙂
Samantha says
October 18, 2016 at 3:55 amHi Richa
Can I sub semolina or corn meal for the almond meal?
Richa says
October 18, 2016 at 10:49 amSemolina would work well.
Kate says
October 23, 2016 at 2:54 amWhat do you recommend instead of coconut flour? Would more almon meal be best or semolina or gram flour? Thanks! Am loving your recipes!
Richa says
October 23, 2016 at 11:52 amSemolina.
Harpal says
July 5, 2017 at 3:09 pmDo you use savoury nutritional yeast?
Richa says
July 5, 2017 at 4:09 pmyes. its a small quantity, you can omit it.
Richa says
July 5, 2017 at 4:10 pmyes. its a small quantity, you can omit it
Harpal Kaur says
October 16, 2017 at 6:32 amI have it and love it, was just making sure that i wasn’t missing something lol Xx
Ratna Bhusal says
August 7, 2017 at 3:57 amI used frozen store bought mangoes and frozen Indian mangoes for this. The store bought ones were too tangy so I had to add quite a bit of sugar. I too had to add water constantly so that it didn’t burn. I think next time I’m going to add more mangoes – only added 1 cup last time and had a bit of an issue getting into round shapes. But all in all, super tasty! Thank you so much.
Richa says
August 7, 2017 at 11:47 amGreat! sugar might burn faster as well. Yes definitely play around with the mangoes.
Ratna Bhusal says
August 7, 2017 at 3:01 pmThanks Richa again. I made this as part of rakhi celebration and it was a great hit! 🙂
Asiha says
October 12, 2017 at 10:17 amHi Richa,
Recipe looks delicious. How many balls will I roughly get from the recipe. I’m thinking of making some for Diwali. Want to make sure I get portions right!
Richa says
October 12, 2017 at 6:56 pm7 to 9
Asiha says
October 13, 2017 at 10:24 amThank you.
Harshinee says
April 6, 2018 at 1:35 amWhat can I use instead of almond meal ?
Richa says
April 6, 2018 at 11:08 ammore coconut and a tbsp of flour to help thicken