Ingredients

  • 6 mangoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (7 1/2 ounces/212 grams) sugar
  • 5 gelatin sheets, soaked in cold water until softened and drained, or 2 1/2 teaspoons powdered gelatin, softened in 3 tablespoons cold water
  • 4 cups (32 ounces/908 grams) heavy whipping cream
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk Chantilly , optional, or 1/2 cup (4 ounces/113 grams) evaporated milk
  • 1 cup (8 ounces/227 grams) heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Method

  • Put the mangoes, lemon juice, and salt in a large saucepan, set over medium heat, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mangoes are very soft, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the sugar and continue cooking, stirring and scraping the bottom of the saucepan, until the mixture becomes thick and syrupy, with a few chunks of mango remaining, about 15 minutes.
  • Do not let the sugar caramelize and brown.
  • Remove from the heat and cool to lukewarm.
  • Stir the gelatin into the mango mixture until it dissolves, then stir in the cream until well incorporated.
  • Divide the mixture among eight 4-ounce ramekins or serving bowls.
  • Chill in the refrigerator, uncovered, until set, about 3 hours.
  • Serve cold, with chantilly on top, if desired.
  • For the Chantilly: Whisk the cream until soft peaks form.
  • Add the sweetened condensed milk and salt and whisk until medium-soft peaks form.
  • (When you lift the whisk from the cream, a peak should form and the very tip should fall back down.)
  • Makes 2 cups