Alphonso Mango Granola Yoghurt Cups
Perhaps there have been one too many posts about my consumption of Alphonso mangoes in the past few weeks. I cannot blame you if you are sick of tired or seeing the golden alphonsos on my blog pages but this might be very well the last alphonso mango post of this season. The dear mango is usually perceived as a diet-villan. That for some reason eating a block of chocolate in moderation is OK while eating a nice ripe juicy mango will make you fat. According to many dieticians, eating mangoes in a meal form shouldn’t make you gain weight at all but if you eat it as a “treat” between meals it might not be good news for your weight. The regal mango deserves a meal on its own so I’ve take to eaten it for either breakfast or dinner in the form of a mango/yoghurt/granola cup!
Tell me that if you are presented with the cup above and you will turn it, saying no. Can you resist the layers goodness? My current favourite meal is a layer of crunchy granola, and if you want recommendations I’d say try Eat & Glow’s one which is quite delicious, topped by layers of creamy fat free greek yoghurt from Pick Yu and that yoghurt is so fine you could be eating spoonfuls of cream, then add thick chunks of just ripe mangos and repeat until you are done layering.
I usually use half a mango per cup, and if you believe it or not, mangoes and kiwis have the same calories per 100g and the amount of mangoes used are not that much after all. If I have the same cup for both breakfast and dinner, I’ll end up with consuming one mango and one pot of yoghurt per day. Not bad at all.
My mango yoghurt granola cup is quite a treat and if you leave it in the fridge for a few hours the granola will soak up the mango juices and turns slightly soggy yet a bit mango-ey, which is perfect for people who prefer chewy over crunchy. The yoghurt can be mixed with a hint of vanilla, or honey, or cinnamon, or agave syrup but I do not mind eating it that way, plain flavoured so it doesn’t overpower the taste of the gorgeous mango.
What is your favourite current method of eating your alphonso mangoes?
