Grilled Mango with Spicy Rum Glaze and Vanilla Ice Cream
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2tablespoons unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1 1/2tablespoons honey
- 1/2teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2tablespoons dark rum
- 2 firm mangos, peeled, pitted and cut into strips
- 1pint vanilla ice cream
- 1/2cup flaked coconut sweetened, lightly toasted
- 1/4cup sliced almonds, lightly toasted
- 4 lime wedges
Instructions
- Heat the butter, pineapple juice, honey, chili powder and cayenne pepper in small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, over medium heat, until the mixturebegins to thicken slightly, about 10 minutes. Stir in the rum; remove the glaze from the heat. Set aside to cool completely.
- Brush the slices with some of the glaze and let stand 10 minutes. Spray a nonstick ridged grill pan with nonstick spray and set overmedium-high heat. Add the mango slices and grill, turning occasionally, over medium-low heat, until browned and nicely marked, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Place two mango slices in each of 4 dessert bowls. Top each serving with 1 scoop ice cream, 2 tablespoons of the toasted coconut, and 1 tablespoon of the almonds; top with additional mango slices. Drizzle each with the remaining glaze. Serve with the lime wedges.
Recipe by Ingrid Hoffmann, courtesy of the National Mango Board
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 440
- Fat 27g
- Cholesterol 66mg
- Sodium 69mg
- Carbohydrate 45g
- Fiber 4g
- Protein 4g