Mango float or ''crema de mangga'' is a
Filipino icebox cake dessert made with layers of
ladyfingers (''broas'') or
graham crackers
A graham cracker (pronounced or in America) is a sweet flavored cracker made with graham flour that originated in the United States in the mid-19th century, with commercial development from about 1880. It is eaten as a snack food, usually ho ...
,
whipped cream,
condensed milk
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, and ripe
carabao mangoes. It is chilled for a few hours before serving, though it can also be frozen to give it an
ice cream-like consistency. It is a modern variant of the traditional Filipino ''
crema de fruta'' cake. It is also known by various other names like mango refrigerator cake, mango graham float, mango royale, and mango icebox cake, among others.
''Crema de mangga'' is another version that additionally uses
custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Depending on the recipe, custard may vary in consistency fro ...
and ''
gulaman
''Gulaman'', in Filipino cuisine, is a bar, or powdered form, of dried agar or carrageenan used to make jelly-like desserts. In common usage, it also usually refers to the refreshment ''sago't gulaman'', sometimes referred to as ''samalamig'' ...
'' (agar) or
gelatin
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, as in the original ''crema de fruta''.
Mango float can also be made with various other fruits like
strawberries
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
,
pineapple,
bananas, and
cherries
A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).
Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The nam ...
, among others. Combinations of different fruits result in a version closer to the original ''crema de fruta''.
See also
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Ube cheesecake
Ube cheesecake, also known as purple yam cheesecake, is a Filipino cheesecake made with a base of crushed graham crackers and an upper layer of cream cheese and ''ube halaya'' (mashed purple yam with milk, sugar, and butter). It can be prepared ...
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Ube cake
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Sans rival
''Sans rival'' is a Filipino dessert cake made of layers of buttercream, meringue and chopped cashews. Its name means "unrivaled” in French. The cake may be decorated, left plain or garnished with pistachios.
The cake's origins are disput ...
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Silvana
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Buko pie
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Halo-halo
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Trifle
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Cassata
Cassata or cassata siciliana ( , , ) is a traditional cake from Sicily, Italy. Cassata consists of round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and layered with ricotta cheese and candied fruit, a filling also used with cannoli. Cass ...
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Tiramisu
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