This week you are in for a treat with this delicious coconut sticky rice mango sushi recipe. Think of this as a deconstructed mango with coconut sticky rice recipe that you would order at your favorite Thai restaurant.
Dessert sushi has never been more fun! If you love easy kid-friendly dessert recipes, you are going to LOVE these gluten free dessert recipes!
Do you love sushi? We are huge sushi lovers! My daughter wanted to have friends come over to visit and she wanted to make something fun to serve. We had a giant mango that was on the border of being “too ripe” and we knew its sweetness would work perfectly for a dessert.
Today I created a fun new treat. Something for sushi lovers, and sushi haters! If you love Thai coconut sticky rice with mango, you will love this fun twist!
It is one of my all-time favorite desserts, so we worked so hard to create a fun recipe with the same traditional flavors. I love how the creamy coconut sauce melds together with the sticky rice and mango. This dessert sushi isn’t too sweet, but yet they are completely satisfying.
After seeing how ripe our farm box mangoes were, we decided to make a dessert sushi out of it.
The ingredients are very simple and making this recipe is really easy considering how elegant this dessert looks. Chopsticks make this dessert sushi even more fun to eat!
What is a Keitt Mango?
This week I found a keitt mango in our farm box. These California keitt mangoes are grown and left on the tree longer than imported mangoes. What this means is FLAVOR. These mangoes are sweet, really sweet…and perfect for a dessert recipe
My dessert sushi recipe is gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.
If you don’t want to make fruit sushi, feel free to use this recipe as a regular Coconut Sticky Rice with Mango dish that you see in many Thai restaurants.
This recipe uses very few ingredients and it is also refined sugar-free. I used canned light coconut milk for this recipe, but you can easily use full-fat coconut milk if you prefer. Both will be delicious so choose the one you prefer.
Is glutinous rice gluten free?
The name of this rice is a bit misleading. I think when you are gluten free, any word that starts with gluten is scary. Please don’t worry about this rice because it is perfectly safe and does not contain any gluten.
It is important to make sure the rice you use is labeled glutinous rice. I found this bag at Lion Supermarket, our local Asian grocery store, but you can also find it in local stores, or buy this glutinous rice online.
How do you cook the glutinous rice?
You can cook glutinous rice either stovetop or in a rice maker. I prefer a rice maker because it is easier, but again, either way will work as long as you follow the cooking instructions on the package. Some glutinous rice is longer grain than others and this will affect cooking times.
Once your rice is cooled you can roll some in your hands to make the balls. Add a slice of mango on top of each oval rice ball. Drizzle with the sauce below once it is cooled. Sprinkle shredded coconut over the top as a garnish.
To make the sauce, add your ingredients to a small saucepan and cook on low to slowly melt everything together. Simmer covered for 10 minutes. Allow cooling before drizzling on the sushi.
Tools You Need To Make This Dessert:
- A good whisk to keep your coconut sugar sauce nice and smooth.
- Coconut sugar…this is a lower glycemic sugar that tastes delicious.
How to make this dessert sushi recipe:
Mango and Coconut Sushi
Fun kid-friendly coconut sticky rice with mango sushi.
Ingredients
For sushi
- 1 ripe mango
- 2 cups glutinous rice
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- basil and shredded coconut to garnish.
For Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
Instructions
- Soak sticky rice in water for 1-2 hours.
- Rinse the rice and place in a pot with a can of coconut milk and water. Cover and bring to a boil, then turn heat down to simmer.
- When the liquid is absorbed, remove from heat and allow to cool.
For Sauce
- In a saucepan, bring coconut milk, butter, and coconut sugar to boil. Turn down the heat and allow to simmer until the sauce becomes thick.
Assembly
- When the rice has cooled down, make oval-shaped rice balls.
- Place a slice of mango on top.
- Pour a small amount of the coconut sauce over the top.
- Garnish with sweetened coconut shreds and thinly sliced basil.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 190Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 29mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g
(*This recipe was updated from a September 12, 2014 post.)
Natalie
The idea is very interesting Sandi.
I’ve never tried sashimi or sushi from fruit. I’m wondering is it okay if I don’t pour the coconut sauce over the top from the beginning?
because I often to dip the sashimi with the sauce when I eat like usual and I don’t like the sasimi get wet before I eat them.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Natalie, you don’t have to use the sauce at all. There is a lot of flavor in the coconut rice 🙂 Thank you so much for your note.
Trang
Oh I love mango and sticky rice. And this is such a clever idea, I’m sure it was so much fun to make and to eat 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Trang 🙂
Amanda
This is so unique and definitely something I would love to try! I can’t wait to make this one day
Sandi Gaertner
Enjoy Amanda 🙂
Alisa
This is such an adorable way to make this classic Asian dessert Sandi! And of course I love that it’s naturally dairy-free – bonus! Thanks for sharing it.
Naomi
I so wish I could try a fresh-from-the-tree mango!! Imported fruit is just a shadow of fresh picked fruit.
p.s. any short grained rice should work for sushi, if someone can’t find glutinous rice, just none of the long grained varieties (like Jasmine or Basmati).
Sandi Gaertner
Thanks for the rice tip Naomi 🙂
Thalia @ butter and brioche
What a great idea! Love the idea of a sweet ‘sashimi’, these look delicious and I definitely need to recreate the recipe!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Thalia 🙂
Healing Tomato
What a lovely idea. I love mangoes in vegetarian sushi. Your sushi pics look so good!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Rini 🙂
Debra
What a fun way to try something new! Love the combination, yum!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Debra 🙂
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
This looks absolutely wonderful. I wish I lived in the Bay area to take advantage of this offer. Maybe someday. I love glutinous rice and mangos, so this is a treat I know I will love.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Michelle, I wish you were in the Bay Area as well. It would be so fun to cook together 🙂 You can probably find the rice on Amazon.
Linda @ Axiom at Home
This sounds like a fun idea! I have a little one who is a bit of a picky eater, but we just discovered he loves mango. I can’t wait to make this for him.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Linda. They make fun kid chopsticks that make these even more fun to eat for kids 🙂
Lori
I have regular white rice will that work, for in the future what kinds of rice would you recommend, i’ve seen all kinds jasmine things like that but I really don’t recall any saying sticky or glutinous rice.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Lori, Glutinous rice doesn’t contain wheat gluten and is safe on a gluten free diet. I don’t know of another rice that would substitute because of the stickiness. Maybe another reader will comment if they have experience with substituting a different rice.
Lori
So the package should say glutinous or sticky rice? I will check the packages out more when I go shopping.
Sandi Gaertner
If you scroll down, I show a picture of how the package will say glutinous rice. All brands that I have seen typically put this on the package.
Lori
I finally found the sticky rice at our international store, but had to buy a very big bag, so anymore ideas for using it are appreciated, am thinking about making some coconut rice pudding.
Sandi Gaertner
Definitely coconut rice pudding. You can also make the mango and sticky rice Thai dessert in a traditional way.
Lori
yeah I was going to, but need to go shopping first, that’s about the only recipe I can find for the sticky rice, except for sushi type things, which I love, now I know why mine never stayed together.
Lori
I’m back to try another recipe soon as soon as I find out what glutinous rice is, does it have gluten if it does is there a substitute?