Thai coconut mango sticky rice dessert
Thai coconut mango sticky rice dessert is the most heavenly dessert flavor ever created in Thai cuisine. The sweet, savory, creamy coconut sauce slathered in sweet sticky rice and then topped with more gooey goodness from coconut milk and sliced mango will make your taste bud dance with every bite!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups cooked sticky rice (from glutenous rice that has been soaked overnight and steamed) Recipe Here
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon tapioca flour, rice flour, or any thickening flour
- 2 mangoes, skin peeled and sliced the meaty part into thin slices
Instructions
- 1
First Part: the sweet coconut rice
- 2
Make the sticky rice using this recipe using a steamer basket. If this is your first time making mango sticky rice, plan your cooking time accordingly. Sticky rice needs time to soak in water before steaming. Use my recipe here to make sticky rice.
- 3
Heat a saucepan over med heat. Add the coconut cream, sugar, salt, and pandan leaves (pandan are optional but highly recommended) and stir until soft boiling, then turn the heat off and let it cool. Use a large pot to add cooked rice to this sauce in the next step.
- 4
Add the steamed rice to the creamy sauce in the pan and let the rice mixture chill for 15-20 mins to let the rice soak in the coconut sauce.
- 5
Second Part: The creamy coconut sauce and the mango
- 6
Combine coconut milk, sugar, salt, and tapioca flour in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk together well and often to prevent the sauce from clumping. It should take about 3-5 minutes to cook. Once the sugar dissolves and your sauce has a thick consistency, remove it from the heat and let it cool.
- 7
While waiting for the coconut milk mixture to cool, peel the mango and use only the meaty part to serve with sticky rice. Make sure your mango is ripe.
- 8
For serving, dish 1 cup of sticky rice to a plate, add mango slices on top of the rice and pour the creamy topping sauce over the rice and mango. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds or any of your favorite toppings, and enjoy!