Snacks & baking

Doce de manga (dósi di manga)

A thick, fragrant mango jam flavoured with lime, spread on bread or enjoyed as a dessert in Cape Verde. It is cooked slowly until it reaches a glossy, paste-like texture.

1 h 05
6 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇨🇻 Cape Verde

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Ingredients

1 kg Very ripe mangoes (about 4)
300 g Caster sugar
1 Lime (zest and juice)
100 ml Water

Spices & seasoning

A pinch of salt

Optional extras

1 Cinnamon stick

On the side

Fresh bread or corn cakes

Nutrition facts

326 kcal per serving

Protein: 1.1 g
Carbohydrates: 74 g
of which sugars: 71.6 g
Fat: 2.1 g
Fiber: 3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Peel the mangoes, cut the flesh away from the stone and chop it into small pieces.
Blend the flesh with the water until you have a smooth purée.
Pour the purée into a heavy-based saucepan with the sugar, the lime juice and zest, and the pinch of salt.
Cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 30 to 40 minutes, until the mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides.
Test the set: a drop placed on a cold plate should not run. Remove the zest and the cinnamon stick if you used them.
Pour into sterilised jars or a dish, let cool and keep in the fridge.