Snacks & baking

Dried mangoes (Mango snacks)

Dried mangoes are a sweet, fruity snack very popular in The Gambia, made from ripe mangoes candied with sugar and lime. They keep for several weeks in a jar.

3 h 20
6 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇬🇲 Gambia

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Ingredients

4 Very ripe mangoes
150 g Sugar
1 Lime (juice and zest)
250 ml Water

Spices & seasoning

1 pinch Salt

Optional extras

1 tsp Cayenne pepper

Nutrition facts

251 kcal per serving

Protein: 1.3 g
Carbohydrates: 53.8 g
of which sugars: 50.9 g
Fat: 2.4 g
Fiber: 3.2 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 slice it into thin strips.
In a saucepan, heat the water with the sugar until fully dissolved.
Add the mango strips, the lime juice and zest, then let it simmer gently for 10 minutes.
Lift the strips out with a slotted spoon and lay them on a tray lined with baking paper.
Put the tray in the oven at around 60 °C (140 °F) and leave for 2 to 3 hours, turning the strips halfway through.
When they are firm but still soft and not sticky, let them cool completely.
Store them in an airtight jar away from moisture.