Caramelized Mango Slices with Ice Cream

Name: Caramelized Mango Slices with Ice Cream
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Ripe mango, about 1 pound; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice; 2 tablespoons orange liqueur; 2 tablespoons rum; 2 large scoops vanilla, strawberry, or lemon ice cream; 2 large scoops vanilla, strawberry, or lemon ice cream; 2 large scoops vanilla, strawberry, or lemon ice cream; Slice of lime or lemon; Slice of lime or lemon; Slice of lime or lemon

Preparation info

2
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

About

Fast, easy, luscious: the same technique and flavoring as flamed bananas with the added beauty and perfume of mango slices. Vary the liquors to suit your taste and what you have on hand, substituting apricot, peach, or coconut liqueur for the orange, and bourbon or brandy for the rum.

Ingredients

Ripe mango, about 1 pound
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablesp

Americas
United States
Florida
French West Indies
Gluten-free
ice cream
Vegetarian

Method

Halve and peel the mango (see Preparation). Cut each half in 4 or 5 long slices.
Heat butter in heavy 9-inch skillet over moderately low heat. Add brown sugar and lime juice; stir. Add mango slices. Shake pan gently until fruit has softened and plumped a bit, 2–4 minutes, depending on ripeness.
Add liqueur