This simple and easy Instant Pot Mango Sticky Rice Recipe is a delicious dessert with minimal ingredients. Sticky rice, smooth coconut sauce, and fresh, ripe mango make this a savory and refreshing dessert. It’s also gluten and dairy free.

mango sticky rice made in the Instant Pot with a spoonful of rice and yellow mango with flowers in the background

What is mango sticky rice?

Mango sticky rice is a traditional Thai dessert of glutinous sticky rice that’s sometimes a bit salty and served with a thick and sweet coconut milk sauce, eaten with fresh, ripe mangoes.

It’s an incredible blend of flavors and the pop of fresh mango just rounds out the dish perfectly.

If you don’t love mangoes, I suggest using fresh pineapple, guava, strawberries, or another juicy fruit.

What Rice is used for sticky rice?

This Easy Instant Pot Mango Sticky Rice recipe is a little bit simplified and uses regular white, basmati, or jasmine rice, so you don’t have to go out and purchase any special kind of rice.

If you want to use sweet Thai sticky rice, you’ll have to go to an Asian grocery store. I have instructions on how to make this recipe with sweet Thai rice on this Instagram reel.

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What’s the best coconut milk to use?

I love to use the Chohk Dee or Chaokoh brand of coconut milk for any of my coconut recipes, such as my (dairy free) Instant Pot Coconut Rice Pudding or my Instant Pot Pineapple Chicken Curry Recipe.

an unopened can of chohk dee coconut milk

I’ve also used Thai Kitchen and Aroy-D brands with good results.

Ensure that your coconut milk for your Mango Sticky Rice is unsweetened and Full-Fat.

two liquid measuring cups full of coconut milk — This recipe uses one full can of coconut milk. Use one cup to cook the rice, and the remainder (just a little bit more than 3/4 cup) for the sauce.

Do not use the refrigerated kind of coconut milk that is specifically designed for drinking. The canned kind with the cap of coconut cream is best.

Always shake your can up as much as you can to incorporate the coconut cream into the coconut milk.

Ingredients for mango sticky rice

ingredients for Instant Pot mango sticky rice

For this easy and simplified mango sticky rice recipe, I use only a couple simple ingredients that can be found at any grocery store:

Long Grain White Rice or Jasmine Rice
Canned Coconut Milk
Water
Salt
Sugar
Cornstarch
Fresh, Ripe Mango
Milk or cream to thin, if desired (optional and not dairy free)

Is Mango sticky rice served hot or cold?

Easy Instant Pot Mango Sticky Rice can be served warm straight from the pot if you like a rice pudding type dessert, room temperature (my preference), or cold.

coconut sauce being poured on top of mango sticky rice

The texture and flavors will vary depending on the temperature you serve your mango sticky rice.

I like mine at room temperature with cold mangoes, so the rice is thick and sticky, with the smooth sauce and fresh mangoes.

How long can I keep mango sticky rice?

Leftover Mango Sticky Rice can be kept in the fridge for 4-5 days. I prefer to warm up the rice and sauce separately, and serve with fresh cold mangoes.

mango sticky rice made in the Instant Pot

How to make mango sticky rice

Making Mango Sticky Rice is super easy in the Instant Pot and is made in just a couple simple steps:

Cook your rice in the Instant Pot with water, salt, and coconut milk.
While the rice is cooking, make the sauce using the leftover coconut milk that didn’t go in the Instant Pot by combining the coconut milk, sugar, and salt in a small pot until boiling, then thicken with a cornstarch slurry.
After the rice is cooking, stir in a some of the sauce into the rice and replace the lid on the Instant Pot so the rice can continue to cool, steam, and absorb the coconut sauce.
Spoon the rice mixture onto a plate or bowl and serve with the fresh mangoes and additional sauce.

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