Mango and jelly (jango) dessert

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These days, my kids spend more time experimenting in the kitchen than I do. I bought some almond-flavored jelly a few weeks ago intending to combine it with fresh ripe mangoes for dessert. My idea was to cut the jelly and the mangoes into cubes then toss them with a mixture of cream and sweetened condensed milk. Well, my 13-year-old daughter Sam got her hands on the jelly and mangoes first. And she had other ideas about how to turn them into a dessert.

mango and jelly dessert

I only saw her stirring the jelly in hot water. She only called me into the kitchen to ask permission to use the silicone tube pan that I had to grit my teeth to buy (expensive but worth it, really). After that, I left her to do her thing. About 20 minutes later, she came into the bedroom, handed me her digital camera with photos of her creation. Yep, she made the dessert and took photos as well. She was generous enough to share her recipe too. She calls it jango (jelly + mango = jango) dessert. I’ve told her so many times to start her own food blog but she what she did was to start a cat photo blog with her sister.

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13 Responses to “Mango and jelly (jango) dessert”
  1. Noemi says:
    June 5, 2006 at 7:30 am

    I love anything mango in a dessert. I am sure that taste superb. The cat blog is a great idea. cute

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  2. dexie says:
    June 5, 2006 at 8:46 am

    your daughter’s idea was much much better :)

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  3. Connie says:
    June 5, 2006 at 12:06 pm

    Noemi, sad that mango season is almost over, ‘no? They’re getting expensive.

    Aye, Dexie, so true. In comparison, mine sounds boring. :razz:

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  4. lemon says:
    June 6, 2006 at 9:06 am

    am clueless about the silicone tube pan. how does it look like?

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  5. Lourdes says:
    June 6, 2006 at 12:37 pm

    Your daughter’s gifted with a creative touch in food presentation ( like mother, like daughter ) & at a very young age she has already shown her appreciation for good food & her love of cooking. I have been encouraging my nieces to start cooking while they’re young, your daughter’s an inspiration to kids her age. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. imawniumay says:
    June 6, 2006 at 3:14 pm

    I will not be surprised if your daghter takes over your food blog one day… :)

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  7. Connie says:
    June 6, 2006 at 6:12 pm

    lemon, i’ll take photos and post them in a bit. a picture is worth a thousand words. :)

    Thank you, Lourdes. I try to encourage her by not screaming too much about the mess she makes in the kitchen hehehe. Seriously, she’s just learning how to clean up afterwards. And that, for me, is really a part of cooking.

    imawniumay, i wouldn’t mind at all. :)

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    June 6, 2006 at 10:48 pm

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  9. auee says:
    June 7, 2006 at 10:57 pm

    uy looks really yummy!

    I hope my 2-year old son takes up cooking too when he’s bigger. He likes stirring & “moulding” doughs now… but then he might just be attracted to the mess he creates hehe

    I’ll definitely try this recipe. My only regret is I’ll be using Pakistani honey mangoes as those are the only ones available here, kundi naman mga apple-mango hmp.

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  10. sarika says:
    June 9, 2006 at 10:30 pm

    hey its mangoo season here so i will able to prepare this ll by this seasion thank you for sharing

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  11. Dot says:
    June 11, 2006 at 7:21 am

    That looks yummy! I will have to use jarred mango–it’s the closest thing to fresh for now until I can make it to Atlanta to get the “filipino” mango instead of the variety we get here. Thanks for sharing that recipe, i can’t wait to try it! :)

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  12. Connie says:
    June 13, 2006 at 10:46 am

    auee, pwede rin yun, i’m sure. the proportions might have to be changed some though.

    you’re welcome, sarika and Dot.

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  13. Jaimie says:
    April 29, 2008 at 8:04 am

    you’re daughter is indeed a genius! : )

    i’m so out of words looking at such a picturesque dessert made by a 13-year old. already a feast for the eye! @ @

    what more can i say? i bet it tastes much better than it looks. hehe.. : P

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