This mango sago is a delicious tropical Asian dessert originating from Hong Kong. Combining fresh, sweet mangoes with chewy sago pearls and creamy coconut, this will definitely beat the summer heat!
A simple summer dessert
This is one of my favorite desserts to eat after a big meal! It’s perfectly refreshing, chewy, and creamy that is sure to satisfy.
It’s also incredibly easy to make, needing just FIVE ingredients.
Simply cook your mini tapioca pearls, blend the coconut and mango together, and combine!
If you love MANGOES as much as I do, then you might also enjoy these other mango recipes:
- Mango Float (Filipino Icebox Cake)
- Mango Sticky Rice
- Peach Mango Pocket Pies
- Mango Ensalada
Ingredients for mango sago
- ~250 g ripe mangoes (about 2 mangoes), diced
- 200 ml coconut milk (about half a can)
- 3-4 tbsp condensed milk (according to sweetness preference)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup mini tapioca pearls (sago pearls)
*This recipe can easily be veganized by replacing the condensed milk with any sweetener of your choice! Substituting with simple syrups or agave work amazingly here.
Instructions
To cook the sago pearls: Bring 5 cups of water to a boil. Once boiling, throw in the uncooked sago pearls and turn down the heat to a medium-low.
Stir constantly to avoid sticking/burning, and let the pearls cook for around 15 minutes, or until the pearls are translucent and no longer white.
Once cooked, drain the boiling liquid and immediately rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
In a blender, combine together the 250 g of diced mangoes, coconut milk, condensed milk, and salt. Blend until smooth.
*You may choose to chill this mixture for at least 1-2 hours if you prefer the dessert to be cold (optional, but highly recommended!)
Gently fold the mango-coconut mixture with the cooked sago pearls.
Serve and layer with more fresh mangoes!
Making the mango sago in advance
My favorite part about this recipe is that you can easily make the mango-coconut mixture in advance to save prep-work for later!
Simply chill the mango mixture in the fridge until use; then just before serving, add in the sago pearls for the perfect chilled mango treat.
Mango Sago
Course: DessertCuisine: ChineseThis mango sago is a delicious tropical Asian dessert originating from Hong Kong. Combining fresh, sweet mangoes with chewy sago pearls and creamy coconut, this will definitely beat the summer heat!
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Ingredients
~250 g ripe mangoes (about 2 mangoes), diced
200 ml coconut milk (about half a can)
3-4 tbsp condensed milk (according to sweetness preference)
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup mini tapioca pearls (sago pearls)
Directions
- To cook the sago pearls
- Bring 5 cups of water to a boil. Once boiling, throw in the uncooked sago pearls and turn down the heat to a medium-low. Let the pearls cook for around 15 minutes (stirring constantly to avoid sticking/burning), or until the pearls are translucent and no longer white.
- Once cooked, drain the boiling liquid and immediately rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- Mango-Coconut mixture
- In a blender, combine together the 250 g of diced mangoes, coconut milk, condensed milk, and salt. Blend until smooth. You may choose to chill this mixture for at least 1-2 hours if you prefer the dessert to be cold (it’s optional, but highly recommended!)
- Gently fold the mango-coconut mixture with the cooked sago pearls.
- Serve and layer with more fresh mangoes!
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Thank you for a wonderful recepie! I made it for a family celebration and everybody loved it, including tapioca haters 🙂
Hi Inbar,
That’s great! I’m glad you all enjoyed it 🙂
I found this recipe on Pinterest and man did it exceed my expectations! My boyfriend and I ate almost all of the batch in one night! I didn’t have enough pearls on hand but still made the full amount of purée so I froze the extra purée into popsicles and they are incredible- just thought I’d share! Thank you so much for the is recipe 🙂
Hi Ashley,
I’m so glad you both enjoyed this recipe 🙂 That frozen purée idea also sounds delicious and I’ll most definitely give that a try as well!
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