Mango & cardamom syllabub

Mango & cardamom syllabub

Delicious puds, ideal for a post-curry treat and perfect for entertaining as they can be made ahead

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

No cook

Not suitable for freezing

Method

  1. Put the flesh of 2 mangoes in a food processor and blend to a purée. Stir in almost all the finely chopped flesh of the other 2 mangoes, then spoon into the base of 8 glasses.
  2. Grind the cardamom seeds to a powder, then put in a bowl with the lime zest and juice, icing sugar and brandy. Stir well, then tip in the cream and whip until it holds its shape. Fold in the crushed meringue.
  3. Spoon the cream mixture on top of the mango purée, then spoon the remaining chopped mango on top. This can be made 1 hr ahead. Serve decorated with mint sprigs.
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Making ahead

Don't make these too far in advance - the meringue will simply start to dissolve. If you would rather make the syllabubs a day ahead, make them without the meringues, but serve them whole on the side to eat separately.

Per syllabub

537 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 39 g, saturated fat 22g, fibre 4g, sugar 4.2g, salt 0.07 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2008.

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  • 07 March 2008

    Anne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A fabulous dessert - served at a dinner party and got lots of very positive comments.

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  • 23 March 2008

    shazzie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this to follow a curry and it was wonderful. Very easy to make, I made everything beforehand and kept it in two separate containers, just before serving I stirred the meringue into the cream and then arranged it into glasses. Only took a few minutes and it looked great. Got some very positive comments on what a clever choice of desert it was for after a curry!! Will definitely make this again.

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  • 22 April 2008

    Rayne commented on this recipe

    Whipped this up for dessert for my family after a heavy meal - received great reviews and was quick and easy to make!

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  • 25 August 2008

    emmawemma rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice, although made without the brandy and the caradom. Added some crushed biscuits on top as well.

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  • 23 January 2009

    McRudders rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great, unusual flavours - great to impress at a dinner party and works equally as well without the meringue.

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  • 13 February 2009

    Akapuleran rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really light and tasted divine.

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  • 14 March 2009

    queens commented on this recipe

    Made this to serve after a thai curry. It was nice and refreshing, I used half fat greek style yoghurt for a slightly healthier dessert. It doesn't thicken up but it is easy enough to eat with a spoon! I got all the different parts ready beforehand and made it up at the last minute so that the meringue doesn't melt. Delicious!!!

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  • 08 April 2009

    BBC Food commented on this recipe

    I loved this recipe - and so did my guests! To make it a little less fatty I used thick yogurt. Worked like a charm.

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  • 29 May 2009

    LittleBee commented on this recipe

    Absolutely gorge x

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  • 25 August 2009

    chumzie rated this recipe

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    03 September 2009

    sjy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    yum.......i made this and left out the cardamon, but mixed in passion fruits to the mango puree....divine!!!

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  • 04 February 2010

    mssteel rated this recipe

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  • 07 August 2010

    Jennyf rated and commented on this recipe

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    oooh yes! forgot to put the meringue in so making another one tonight!!!

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  • 15 January 2011

    Kathy commented on this recipe

    I made this with a tropical salad at the bottom. It contained pomegranate, kiwi, and passion fruit. I also only used 3 table spoons of brandy instead of 4. Also , I changed it alot, i used a couple of grates of fresh ginger and 1 stem ginger ball out of syrup finely chopped, instead of the cardamons.

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  • 06 March 2011

    XlauzzaX commented on this recipe

    i did this for my gcse catering exam and got great results!!1 Any ideas for a side dish?/....

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  • 21 September 2011

    kath commented on this recipe

    I made this delicious desert as a trial for a dinner party & it is fantastic! The cream has fantastic flavors with the cardamom, brandy and the lime and the crushed meringue adds a lovely texture & sweetness to the desert. Went down well with my family and will be having this as my desert for my Indian themed dinner party!!

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  • 07 March 2012

    karin rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used only half the cream as I didn't have the right amount, and we found it was the right balance of fruit and cream. We loved this dessert, it was really refreshing, and so easy to make.

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  • 19 March 2012

    amywalsh1985 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this as part of a 3 course dinner on mothers day and it was the best course! I halved the recipe as I was only cooking for 4, but I felt I had too much mango and not enough cream. I also at first only put 5 crushed cardamon pods in, but in the end after tasting I put the full ten (even though I was using half of the cream)

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  • 24 March 2012

    frangipani rated and commented on this recipe

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    simple posh delicious dessert.

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  • 18 November 2012

    liteuser commented on this recipe

    Brilliant, really easy to do, fantastic result.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

No cook

Not suitable for freezing

Make-ahead casual dessert

Ingredients

  • 4 large mangoes , peeled and stoned, 2 finely chopped
  • 10 green cardamom pods , seeds removed
  • finely grated zest and juice 2 limes
  • 85g icing sugar
  • 4 tbsp brandy
  • 568ml pot double cream
  • 4 meringues shells, lightly crushed
  • mint sprigs, to serve
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Per syllabub

537 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 39 g, saturated fat 22g, fibre 4g, sugar 4.2g, salt 0.07 g

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