Mango Coconut Milk Rolls

This post is long, long overdue.  I meant to share it as an immediate follow-up to the Creamy Mango Coconut Spread I posted weeks back, but life in the past month really hit me like a bus and squeezed out every last little minute that could have been spent baking or blogging.  Luckily, I just managed to snag a bit of downtime (which really shouldn’t be downtime, as I still have a lot of other things waiting to be done) to get back to the unfinished WordPress draft that has been hanging around for so long with the other bazillion tabs that have collected on my browser.

Milk Candy “Nougat”

When I was young, my mother used to be in love with these Taiwanese milk-flavored nougat candies.  We didn’t buy them all the time since they weren’t cheap, but when we did, we couldn’t keep our hands out of the box.  They were white in color with almonds mixed throughout, and were quite hard and solid until you popped one into your mouth, where it would then magically soften into an irresistibly chewy, milky, decadent gob.

Mango Guava Panna Cotta

Milk is used so often in desserts and baked goods to enhance texture.  But I love desserts that feature it for its naturally sweet, creamy, rich but delicate flavor also.
Panna cotta is one of those desserts.  It has a smooth, luxurious mouthfeel, but also the light, creamy milk flavor.  And when paired with fruit it looks beautiful and tastes even more delicious.