Description
Delightful Mango Graham Roll blends creamy Filipino dessert flavors with simple ingredients. Layers of graham crackers, whipped cream, and ripe mangoes create a refreshing treat you’ll savor with pure tropical joy.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups (210 grams) graham crackers
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) diced ripe mangoes
- 2 cups (500 ml) whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) cream cheese
Sweeteners and Flavoring:
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
Garnish:
- Additional diced mangoes
- Additional graham crackers for side crumbing
Instructions
- Whip heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until the mixture begins to thicken and become creamy.
- Incorporate softened cream cheese into the whipped cream, continuously beating until the mixture forms stable, glossy stiff peaks.
- Finely dice ripe, fresh mangoes into uniform small cubes, ensuring maximum flavor distribution.
- Gently crush graham crackers into coarse crumbs, keeping some aside for external decoration.
- Fold approximately half of the whipped cream mixture into the graham cracker crumbs, creating a smooth, consistent base layer.
- Lay a sheet of parchment paper and carefully spread the graham cracker mixture into a neat rectangular shape.
- Evenly distribute the remaining whipped cream over the graham cracker base, maintaining a consistent thickness.
- Arrange mango pieces systematically across the cream layer, covering the entire surface.
- Using the parchment paper as a guide, carefully roll the dessert into a compact cylindrical form, ensuring a tight, even shape.
- Transfer the roll to the freezer for 30-45 minutes to help it maintain structural integrity.
- Remove from freezer and transfer to a serving platter, gently covering the exterior with remaining whipped cream.
- Generously coat the sides of the roll with reserved graham cracker crumbs, creating a textured exterior.
- Decorate the top with delicate cream piping and garnish with additional mango pieces and graham cracker fragments.
- Refrigerate until serving time or enjoy immediately for optimal taste and texture.
Notes
- Choose ripe, sweet mangoes for the best flavor, ensuring they’re soft but not mushy when gently pressed.
- Make sure cream cheese is completely softened at room temperature to prevent lumps in the cream mixture.
- Use cold whipping cream straight from the refrigerator for faster and more stable whipped cream with better peak formation.
- If you’re lactose-intolerant, substitute regular cream cheese with dairy-free alternatives made from cashews or coconut.
- For a lower-sugar version, replace sugar with stevia or monk fruit sweetener and use sugar-free graham crackers.
- Chill your mixing bowl and whisk before whipping cream to help it stabilize and reach stiff peaks more quickly.
- To prevent the roll from cracking, ensure even spreading and gentle rolling using parchment paper as a guide.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 366
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 77 mg