The mangoes were getting out of control. I had to do something. So, I have been on a mango madness cooking spree.

First up, some mango chutney. Mango chutney is, perhaps, the most classic of all chutneys. Because I'm cooking it, I can use some of the super squishy mangoes. They're not bad. They're actually really sweet. They're just super juicy.

This is all we need to make a yummy chutney! That's our local sugar in the bag. It's not processed, so it's not really brown sugar. It's more like un bleached. The spices are curry, cinnamon, and nutmeg. You also need salt.

These delicious mangoes! And I used this whole chunk of ginger, but you don't really need that much.

Peel and chop the mangoes. See?! I told you they were squishy!

Peel, chop, and core the apple

Add in a cup or so of chopped onion

Now add the vinegar, sugar, and ginger. I put in a cup and a half of sugar, but maybe next time just a cup. It's a bit too sweet. Maybe because these mangoes are so sweet. Then a half a cup of vinegar. Bring it to a boil, and boil it for 20 minutes.

Then add in some lime or lemon juice. I used half a lime because they're local, and we don't have lemons here. Also a half a tbs or so of curry and half a tsp of cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Then boil it for 5 more minutes or so.

Yummy chutney!

Now it's time to make some jam.

I boiled the mangoes first because it's supposed to make them easier to peel. I don't think that's true. Like I said, though, our mangoes are soft. If you have hard mangoes, this is probably wise. This is 4ish pounds of mangoes I'm guessing, or 13 smallish ones.

After peeling, get as much flesh as you can off the seed, and mix it up in the blender.

Boil up the sugar and water for a while. I used 3 cups of sugar and a cup and a half of water. You want to boil it until it's really foamy and looks kinda stringy when you stir it. I know that's vague. I cooked it another five minutes after I took this on medium high.

Add in the mango yumminess

It gets foamy and darker. I think if I wasn't stirring, it would boil over. You need to boil it on at least medium for quite a while. You want it pretty thick.

I like stirring pictures

See, it's super dark, almost like chocolate sauce.

And it's really thick. Now it's done.

Yummy mango jam.

It lightened up and thickened up! Isn't it gorgeous!

So delicious! It's pretty sweet, so you could lessen the sugar, but be sure to lessen the water as well.

There's my mango madness. I'm considering some mango habanero hot sauce next, and the husband is considering some mango beer. I'll keep you posted!

Much love, y’all!

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