rice

If you’ve never tried coconut sticky rice with fresh, ripe mango, you have been missing out on a real treat. I am a die-hard chocoholic, but this is one non-chocolate dessert that is just as tempting and delicious as a death-by-chocolate layer cake with hot fudge sauce and shaved chocolate curls. Seriously, if I had a choice between the two, I would have a really hard time making a decision. (Guess I’d have to take both! ha ha)

There is just something so perfect about the sweet, soft mango (champagne mango is my favorite), the delicate, slightly chewy rice, and the smooth, fragrant, coconut milk sauce (with just a hint of saltiness). It’s heavenly.

Thanks to chocolate monster mel, from the Philippines, for sharing her photo under the Creative Commons license!