Mango Coconut Almond Flats, Wraps or Cones
- 3 cups mangoes, chopped
- 1 cup coconut, unsweetened (fresh if you have it)
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 -2 red chili pepper, chopped
- Thai basil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons sugar (white or brown depending on flavor you are going for)
- Hopefully you have a blender on steroids (Blentec or Vitamix).
- Whirl the almonds to a powder.
- Set aside.
- Whirl the coconut to a very fine point.
- Set aside.
- Put everything in the blender with your optional ingredients or with no options and whirl til smooth.
- If you have a square dehydrator, use it as you would fruit leather.
- Otherwise, place a very thin coat on silpat or parchment lined sheets and bake low and slow at about 200F until dry, but still flexible -- a couple hours.
- Cut into about 5x5 inch squares or close to it rectangles -- equal size.
- If you want cones, form and use water to "glue" in place.
- Return to oven until crisp dry.
- Stack them with wax or parchment paper between them.
- If you want a crisp flat, put them back on the sheets and return to oven until dry.
- If you want to use them as wraps, stop here and leave flexible.
- If you are storing, be sure to put wax or parchment paper between layers and store in an air tight container.
- Plain or sweet cones are great filled with berries or a shredded fruit salad.
- Maybe a thick pudding or mousse.
- Spicy or plain cones can be filled with shredded fruit or veggie salad or a lovely rice mixture or a shredded meat or meat and shredded veggies.
- Notice things that shred work very well in these cones and eat easily.
- You could even use them to hold toasted sweet or spicy nuts.
- As a wrap, same ideas work or come up with your own favorite filling.
- I think a cheesy concoction would work well.
- As a flat it can be offered alone, as a "carrier" or maybe cut in triangles (before final drying) and insert as an accent on your delicious creation.
- Since they taste so good, you can just snack on them!
- The yield depends on the size you cut them.
mangoes, coconut, almonds, red chili pepper, basil, vanilla, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mango-coconut-almond-flats-wraps-or-cones-478510 (may not work)