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Fresh Mango Dumplings – Two Ways

These Fresh Mango Dumplings are best served with a tangy homemade lime syrup and a sprinkling of shredded coconut. Steam like pot-stickers or pre-bake the skins for a crisp version. Dairy, nut and egg free. 

Fresh Mango Dumplings Two Ways

In Australia, you know summer is just around the corner, not when the temperatures rise above 30°C, but when you’ve just been to your local grocer’s and came home with a handful of mangoes for less than $5. This time is right about now.

Fresh Mango Dumplings Two Ways

Just the other week, we were on our way to Bayview – one of the very few all-day off-leash dog beaches in Sydney when my keen foodie eye spotted yet another roadside stall sign: “Mangoes $16 a box”. Now that screams summer to me! I would have stopped but I’d already picked up a bucket of mangoes from our local Harris Farm at a similar bargain price, so we were kind of set for the moment.

Fresh Mango Dumplings Two Ways

We love adding fresh mango flesh to salads, curries, yoghurt – even make mango and yoghurt ice pops with them, pancakes akin to those ones found at Chinese yum cha and, more recently, dumplings. Now I bet that sweet dumplings are not the first to spring to mind, but just like the 5 ingredient blueberry dumplings, these mango ones are certainly delicious and a great treat for afternoon tea, dessert or a summery supper.

So tell me, dear reader, do you have your own way of telling that Summer is near? Or, for those of you in the North, what heralds the seasonal change to Fall for you?

Fresh Mango Dumplings Two Ways

Recipe notes: For the steamed version, I’ve basically just used mango flesh and preservative-free gow gee wrappers. For the crisp dumplings, I used the same pastry but baked it in a hot oven for about 5 minutes, using a mini muffin tin. To balance out the sweet flavours of mango I made a sugar-free lime juice syrup and served the lot with some shredded coconut. Mint on the crisp version is optional, but a nice colour contrast. Cups can be pre-made up to 3 days ahead then filled when ready to serve. Steamed dumplings should be consumed straight away.

Fresh Mango Dumplings Two Ways

Fresh Mango Dumplings Two Ways
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Fresh Mango Dumplings - Two Ways

Try to use preservative-free gow gee wrappers for this recipe. Mint on the crisp version is optional, but a nice colour contrast. Cups can be pre-made upto 3 days ahead and stored in an air-tight container then filled when ready to serve. Steamed dumplings should be consumed straight away.

Ingredients

For the Fresh Mango Dumplings / Wontons:

  • 16 gow gee wrappers
  • 400 g (1 fresh) mango, peeled and diced finely

For the Lime Syrup:

  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 tbsp coconut milk

To serve:

  • 2-3 tbsp shredded coconut
  • a few small mint leaves

Instructions

To make the Fresh Mango Dumplings (steamed):

  • Place a gow gee pastry round in the palm of your hand and brush edges with some fresh water.
  • Place a heaped teaspoon of diced mango flesh in the middle of the round and fold the pastry as you would a taco, in half.
  • Stick the water-brushed pastry together tightly, keeping the mango inside.
  • Now working from one end of the dumpling to another gather the sealed pastry ridge to crimp up.
  • Repeat with remaning dumplings.
  • Steam dumplings in a paper-lined steamer for 3 or so minutes for the pastry to cook.
  • Serve warm with a side of the Lime Syrup and some shredded coconut.

To make the Fresh Mango Wontons (baked):

  • Place gow gee pastry rounds snugly into a small 12-hole muffin tin. Fill with pie weights or dried lentils.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 5 minutes or until the wrappers are starting to turn a rich golden colour.
  • Remove from oven, tip out the weights and set aside to cool.
  • Once cooled, fill the pastries with finely diced mango flesh, drizzle with lime syrup and sprinkle over with coconut.

For the Lime Syrup:

  • Place lime juice and coconut milk in a small pan, bring to the boil over medium low heat.
  • Reduce heat to low and cook for a further 5 minutes of so, until the juice has thickened into a syrupy consistency.
  • Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
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25 comments

Anne S October 18, 2012 at 9:47 am

Oh yummo! Lime. Coconut. Mango. HEAVEN!

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Hanna October 18, 2012 at 9:49 am

Saw this on Insta and have been refreshing your site since this morning. Love the double take on the dumplings! So simple too! Thanks for making these. And yes, mangoes = summer for me too.

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Sneh Roy (@cookrepublic) October 18, 2012 at 10:08 am

I love these! the baked version even more so!

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Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today October 18, 2012 at 10:19 am

I don’t even know how to make it on one way and you know two. Impressive :)

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Vijitha October 18, 2012 at 10:26 am

I love anything with mangoes. That’s the tropical girl in me. I have even made a pizza with mango-jalapeno topping. This looks so good. Loving it!

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Kerry Anne October 18, 2012 at 10:41 am

You are the queen of simplicity Martyna. But everything you make that’s simple looks and I’m sure it tastes amazing.

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Yum Girl October 18, 2012 at 11:14 am

What a lovely presentation of the delicious mango! If I may, I’d like to invite you to submit your photos to the new YumGoggle, a photo sharing site with the philosophy that if you worked hard to cook it and photograph it, we should show it off! Hope to see you there soon!

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Steph October 18, 2012 at 11:48 am

It’s been a gloomy cloudy rainy and cold couple of days in Londontown. I’ve just finished work and got home to find your email in my inbox. Thank you so much for cheering me up with these sunny dumplings. Oh what I would do to lay my hands on one right now. But since I can’t, I’m off to bed. It’s been a long and crazy day and that weather is definitely screaming Autumn to me! Night!

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Madi W. October 18, 2012 at 11:49 am

Those look delicious! I used to have a mango tree right outside of my sliding glass door and I absolutely loved it! But alas, now I live in North Dakota and mango trees are almost non-existent!

-Madi
http://www.acreativeadventure.blogspot.com

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Tina @ bitemeshowme October 18, 2012 at 12:00 pm

these look absolutely delightful. Looks perfect for that summer/spring snack on a hot sweltering day!

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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella October 18, 2012 at 1:18 pm

I can’t wait until I find a box of mangoes for cheap! I haven’t come across one yet but that really signals summer to me :)

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Nami | Just One Cookbook October 18, 2012 at 5:56 pm

So jealous of summer weather although we are having summer again this week. I need to save these for next year when mangoes are in season. What a great way to eat two ways – this is my first time seeing dessert dumplings done in two ways! Excellent post, Martyna!!

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Anna @ The Littlest Anchovy October 18, 2012 at 8:13 pm

Yay for mango season! I love both variations, I can’t decide which one I want to make first!

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ROBYN LITTLE October 19, 2012 at 1:25 am

Steamed mango dumplings with lime and coconut – does it get any better? Yum!

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cquek October 19, 2012 at 2:38 am

i absolutely love IT.

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john@heneedsfood October 19, 2012 at 7:59 am

I just luuurve mangoes and have my eye on the pot sticker variety. Yes please!

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Maureen | Orgasmic Chef October 19, 2012 at 3:45 pm

oh baby! you’ve hit the target with me on this one. I LOVE mango and these two ways to eat it make my heart jump for joy. There are mango stands on the street leading up to my house (in peoples’ driveways) and I’ve got to do something with them other than stand over the sink and eat them. :)

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Tina@foodboozeshoes October 19, 2012 at 11:16 pm

Mangoes are pretty much my fave fruit and you’re right – they signal summer. Been loving mango salsa with crab, especially canapes

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Minxie October 20, 2012 at 9:39 am

Ooooh yea! How cute do they look, So pretty and summery indeed. Crispy all the way for me.

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Amanda@chewtown October 21, 2012 at 7:10 pm

What wonderful recipes both of these are! I saw mangoes at the market today and got very excited about the prospect of Sydney’s coming summer.

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rsmacaalay October 22, 2012 at 6:09 pm

Wow I would definitely love this as mango is my favourite.

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Sissi October 24, 2012 at 12:46 am

I love to read about your having summer somewhere far away… and these dumplings look very summery too. It’s the first time I see mango dumplings. Very appetising and very original.

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The Life of Clare November 6, 2012 at 7:02 am

These mango demplings look amazing. What screams summer for me? I’m all about fresh foods, fruit, everything becomes just a little bit lighter.

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