Cinnamon Free Vegan Mango Sauce
Bright, tropical, and silky smooth, this mango sauce brings serious restaurant-worthy flavor with nothing more than a saucepan and a blender. Fresh or frozen mango gets cooked down with lime juice, maple syrup, and a touch of ginger until it's completely tender, then blended and strained into a glossy, vibrant pour. The result is a sauce that tastes like sunshine — sweet, a little tart, and gently warmed by turmeric and optional cayenne. Many store-bought fruit sauces and spice blends sneak in cinnamon as a background note, so making your own from scratch is the cleanest way to stay in control of every flavor. This recipe keeps things beautifully simple: every ingredient listed is doing real, intentional work, and nothing is hiding. It's equally at home drizzled over grilled tofu, spooned onto pancakes, or served alongside a coconut rice bowl. Make a batch, stash it in the fridge, and you'll find yourself reaching for it all week long.
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6 servings
- 2 cups mango, fresh or thawed frozen, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the mango, water, lime juice, maple syrup, ginger, turmeric, salt, and cayenne (if using) in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mango is very soft and the mixture is steaming, about 6–8 minutes.
- 2
Transfer the mixture to a blender (or use an immersion blender directly in the saucepan) and blend until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
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