Chinese Mango Pomelo Sago Parfait 🥭✨

Description

Chinese Mango Pomelo Sago Parfait is creamy, tropical, elegant, and beautifully layered, inspired by the beloved Hong Kong dessert mango pomelo sago but styled with a premium glass-parfait finish. Sweet mango puree, chilled coconut cream, tender sago pearls, fresh pomelo, and glossy mango cubes create a dessert that feels refreshing, luxurious, and visually strong for GrannyZen. ✨

Hook ✨

Silky mango cream, jewel-like sago pearls, bright pomelo, and chilled coconut make this Chinese dessert feel sunny, polished, and irresistible by the spoonful. 🥢

Ingredients

• Mango coconut cream 🥭
• 🥭 400 g ripe mango flesh, diced (2½ cups / 14.1 oz)
• 🥥 200 ml coconut milk, chilled (¾ cup + 1 tbsp / 6.8 fl oz)
• 🥛 120 ml evaporated milk or whole milk, chilled (½ cup / 4 fl oz)
• 🍯 25 g honey or sugar (1 tbsp + 2 tsp / 0.9 oz)
• 🍋 10 ml fresh lime juice (2 tsp / 0.34 fl oz)
• 🧂 1 g fine salt (⅛ tsp / 0.03 oz)
• Sago pearls ⚪
• ⚪ 80 g small sago pearls (½ cup / 2.8 oz)
• 💧 1.2 l water, for boiling (5 cups / 40 fl oz)
• 🧊 500 g ice water, for cooling (3 cups / 17.6 oz)
• Fruit layers 🍊
• 🥭 180 g mango, diced small (1 cup / 6.3 oz)
• 🍊 120 g pomelo segments, gently broken apart (1 cup / 4.2 oz)
• 🌿 5 g mint leaves, optional (¼ cup / 0.18 oz)
• For finishing ✨
• 🥥 60 ml coconut cream, chilled (¼ cup / 2 fl oz)
• 🥭 60 g mango cubes (⅓ cup / 2.1 oz)
• 🍊 30 g pomelo pearls (¼ cup / 1 oz)
• 🌼 edible flowers, optional

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Cook the sago ⚪
2. Bring 1.2 l water (5 cups / 40 fl oz) to a full boil. Add the sago pearls and simmer for 12 min, stirring often so they do not stick. Turn off the heat, cover, and let them sit for 10 min until mostly translucent. ✨
3. 2️⃣ Rinse and chill 🧊
4. Drain the sago and rinse under cold water until the excess starch is gone. Transfer to ice water for 5 min, then drain again. The pearls should look glossy, separate, and tender. ⚪
5. 3️⃣ Blend the mango cream 🥭
6. Blend the mango flesh, coconut milk, evaporated milk, honey or sugar, lime juice, and salt for 45–60 sec until completely smooth, thick, and silky. Chill for 20 min so the flavor becomes cleaner and more refreshing. 🥥
7. 4️⃣ Prepare the fruit 🍊
8. Dice the mango into small neat cubes and gently separate the pomelo into juicy pearls. Keep the pomelo pieces loose and delicate so they add sparkle and texture instead of becoming wet or crushed. ✨
9. 5️⃣ Fold the base 🥄
10. Stir the drained sago into the chilled mango coconut cream. Mix gently for 30 sec until the pearls are evenly suspended through the golden cream. 🥭
11. 6️⃣ Layer the parfait 🍨
12. Spoon a little mango-sago cream into chilled glasses, add diced mango and pomelo, then repeat once more. Keep the top clean and glossy so the layers look elegant and visible. 🍊
13. 7️⃣ Finish and serve ✨
14. Top each glass with a small spoonful of coconut cream, mango cubes, pomelo pearls, mint, and edible flowers if using. Serve cold immediately for the brightest texture and flavor. 🥢

Total Time

⏱ Prep: 20 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 12 min
🛋 Rest: 35 min
⏰ Total: 67 min

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