Celebrate Mangoes at the South Beach Mango Festival (plus a recipe!)

Miami Beach, FL – Introducing the first ever of its kind, South Beach Mango Festival, being unveiled on Sunday, August 5, 2018, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. at South Beach’s beautiful, white sandy beach in Lummus Park, adjacent to Ocean Drive. 

With the mango craze hitting an all-time high, ranging from mango shampoo to mango beer, South Florida wants to commemorate and celebrate the importance and peak of its famed fruit. 

The event is aimed at tropical fruit lovers and culinary enthusiasts, as well as the domestic and international visitors who flock to South Beach. The event will also benefit a vital non-profit philanthropic organization, Big Brothers and Big Sisters.

Kent mango bread

Ingredients to Serve-10 slices

¼            Cup Butter                                 

¾            Cup Sugar                                  

2             Medium  Very Ripe mangos pureed                                          

1             Large Egg, slightly beaten                                      

1             Teaspoon Pure Vanilla extract                                      

2             Tablespoons Lime juice                                         

1 ½         Cups All purpose flour                                           

1 ½         Teaspoon Baking powder                                

½            Teaspoon Baking soda                                     

½            teaspoon Ground cinnamon                                         

1             Cup Chopped walnuts                                          

To prepare the batter: 

1. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter and sugar. 
2. Add the mango, egg, vanilla, and lime juice. 
3. In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. 
4. Add the mango mixture to the flour mixture stirring until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
5. Stir in the walnuts.

To bake the mango bread:  

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Coat a 9x5x3 inch non stick pan with non stick cooking spray. 
3. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. 
4. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean.  
5. Cool in the pan 10 minutes before removing from the loaf pan. 
6. Allow to cook for 1 hour on a rack before serving.