This Vegan Mango Lassi recipe is ridiculously simple to make. Gather your ingredients and in no time at all, you’ll be enjoying the best delicious, fruity, yoghurt drink that you’ve ever had. If you need an excuse to make it, know that it goes really well with warm and spicy foods. It does come from India after all.
It’s like sunshine in a glass with a strong flavour of the mango and the creaminess of the yoghurt. The optional addition of ground cardamon is another reminder that the recipe comes from India.
I’ve wanted to share this recipe for a while, homemade lassi is pretty wonderful. A cooling, yoghurt based drink, perfect for summer entertaining or any time that you can find mangoes. Fortunately these days, you can get mangoes, fresh, frozen and tinned fairly easily, so we can enjoy it at pretty much anytime. It’s good to know that fruit-based lassis, like this one, are an easy way to add a little extra fruit to your daily diet too.
Features of easy vegan mango Lassi Recipe
- refined sugar-free.
- dairy-free – if you use a non-dairy yoghurt, which makes it suitable for vegan, dairy-free and plant-based diets.
- uses fresh, ripe mangoes. Tinned or frozen could be used instead.
- cardamon – a lovely spice to bring out the fresh flavours of the fruit. Not everyone likes it however so leave it out if you need to.
- lemon or lime juice – this just brightens the flavour a little. It’s completely optional.
Tips for Success
- use a plain or coconut yoghurt that you like. There are many varieties that are suitable for vegan, plant-based and dairy-free diets. (Just check your labels.) Greek yoghurts types will give you the thickest lassi and the creamiest flavour.
- if you’re using fresh fruit, make sure, as best as you can that the mango is ripe. Ripe fruit will give you the best flavour.
- if your lassi is too thick, then thin with a little more almond or oat milk.
- pour over ice cubes for a really refreshing summer drink.
- if the mango you have used is a little fibrous then remove these fibres by pouring the drink through a sieve into your waiting glass.
- not very sweet? If your lassi seems quite sharp, add a little maple syrup to sweeten it a little. Fresh fruit does tend to vary in sweetness.
Serving your homemade mango lassi
Your delicious homemade Mango lassi is always best served fresh in a pretty glass.
Serve it poured over 2 or 3 ice cubes and decorate with lemon or lime slices and perhaps a pretty mint sprig.
Sprinkle a little cardamon or ginger on the top and then find a nice place to sit for a while and enjoy .
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Vegan Mango Lassi Recipe
Equipment
- blender or stick blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups mango flesh fresh, frozen or tinned – 1 large fruit
- 2 1/4 cups yoghurt vegan friendly greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup almond milk or other preferred milk
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon optional
- 3 or 4 ice cubes per glass optional – for serving
- squeeze of lemon/lime juice optional
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients into the jug of the blender. Blend until smooth. (As mangoes are fairly soft fruit, a stick blender will do the job too.)
- Taste a little of the lassi and decide whether it is sweet enough. Fresh fruit can have different levels of sweetness, if it is a little tart then add a little maple syrup or agave nectar.
- Add the optional cardamon and lemon/line juice. Put the ice cubes (if using) in the glasses and pour the juice over the top. Top with any lemon/lime slices or mint sprigs and enjoy!
Notes
Serving vegan mango lassi:
Mango lassi is always best served fresh. Serve poured over 2 or 3 ice cubes and decorate with lemon or lime slices and perhaps a pretty mint sprig. Sprinkle a little cardamon or ginger on the top and then find a nice place to sit for a while and enjoy .Nutrition
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Love the freshness of lassis and this one looks so silky and smooth perfect to beat the summer heat.
Good to hear from you – it makes a really refreshing drink.
Sounds so refreshing. MMMMMM…I love mango.
It’s perfect for warm days.