Mango Puree

I realized, while looking at the previous posts, that although there are recipes that include mango, there is no recipe for mango puree.
 In my house, mango is a staple food, at least for my son. It must be the caribbean in his blood. 
When I was younger, my grandmother had a mango tree in her backyard. There was a hammock tied to the tree, as well as, to a guava tree. I remember how they fell on the ground as they ripened while I laid in the hammock.  I used to bring them to my grandma so that she could cut them up and that was our afternoon snack. How sweet the taste and how vibrant the color was. There were so many, that I started putting them in bags and selling them around our neighborhood. Now that I think about it, I lost my first tooth eating a mango! 
Perhaps, the love for mango has carried itself through my genes and unto my baby because, oh, boy does he love mango! They are not the cheapest of fruits here. To be honest, if it weren't for the commissary, I probably would not eat a single mango in Okinawa. Out in town, you find them for up to $60 dollars and are often given as gifts. At the commissary, I found them on sale for $2.99. That price is still steep when compared to 10 cents on the side of the road in Puerto Rico, but what can I do? When it's on sale, I buy it, I puree it, I freeze it! 


Here's what I did:
1 Ripe Mango
OR
A bag of frozen Mango (if using frozen mango, simply place in a food processor or blender and process to desire consistency). 


There is a really big, flat seed in the middle of the mango. You can cut the mango in half, and then cut around the seed, sort of like an avocado. Or you can cut around the seed to begin with, like you would core an apple. Then, either scoop out with a spoon the flesh (if it is very ripe) or cube the mango with a knife being careful not to go through the skin. Scoop out with a spoon or a knife. Discard the skin.
Hmmm....it's a lot more complicated to throughly explain how to cut a mango than I thought. Here is a great tutorial on How to cut a Mango step by step and with pictures. 
Place in a food processor or blender and process to desire consistency. You could also leave it in small cubes if your baby is ready to self-feed.