Mango Nut Punch Food

MANGO PUNCH

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Let the syrup cool.
• In a large bowl, stir together the sugar syrup, mango, orange, pineapple and lime juices. Chill until ready to use.
• Serve over crushed ice.

MANGO BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Combine flour, butter, and confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Stir in macadamia nuts. Press half of the mixture into a 1/2-inch-thick layer on the bottom of the prepared pan to make the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir mangoes, white sugar, 1/3 cup water, and lemon juice together in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mangoes reduce by 1/3, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Combine cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Pour into the mango mixture; cook until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Cool briefly and pour over the crust. Sprinkle the remaining flour mixture on top.
• Continue baking until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool until set, about 15 minutes. Cut into bars.

TROPICAL MANGO PUNCH

Steps:

• Place granulated sweetener and drink mix in large plastic or glass pitcher or punch bowl. Add water; stir until drink mix is dissolved.
• Stir in mango nectar and orange juice.
• Serve over ice cubes in nine tall glasses.

APPLE, MANGO PUNCH

Steps:

• Chill six glasses in freezer, until ready to use. When ready, place two or three ice cubes in each glass.
• In a large pitcher mix mango rum, spiced apple cider, key lime juice, and ginger ale together.
• Pour punch into prepared glasses and garnish with a plastic spear holding lime wedge, mango chunk and piece of candied ginger.

MANGO NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, beat eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in mangoes, dates and nuts (batter will be stiff). , Spoon into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

SPARKLING CRANBERRY MANGO PUNCH

Steps:

• Mix cranberry-mango drink and grape juice in punch bowl.
• Just before serving, stir in sparkling water and apricots.

MANGO TOPPING

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the mangoes, butter, brown sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, and water. Stir until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and serve.