Mango cream pie

With summer in Melbourne, you can never count on having the perfect summer. You're practically in an oven one day where any amount of clothing feels unbearable, and then you're pulling on your sweaters and boots the next! One perfect thing you can count on having in summer however, are mangoes!

Ah, mangoes. God's gift to mankind, if you ask me. So, what better way to celebrate summer than with something light and fruity encased in the perfect crumbly pastry?

This is the easiest and quickest tart base recipe I've ever tried and it smells divine, but tastes even better! Smells like molasses and tastes wonderfully rich and buttery with that much needed biscuity crunch.

Mango Cream Tart

For the tart base:
1 cup plain flour
1/3 cup icing sugar
1/8 tsp salt
113g cold butter

For the filling
1 cup thickened cream
1/4 cup icing sugar
1 mango, cut into small cubes

For the garnish
1 mango, cut into thin slices


To make the crust:

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celcius.
2. Combine all the tart base ingredients in a food processor fitted with a dough blade and process until it forms a dough (about a minute).
3. Combine the dough into a ball and press the dough into an 8 inch tart pan and prick it all over with a fork.
4. Freeze the tart base for 15 minutes, then bake for 20 minutes. (Freezing and pricking the pastry removes the necessity for pie weights when baking)
5. It should come out of the oven golden brown and slightly soft, but will harden as it cools. Place the tart pan on a cooling rack and leave until completely cool.

To assemble:

1. Beat the thickened cream and icing sugar in an electric mixer until its stiff and thick.
2. Gently fold in the mango cubes.
3. Pour the cream mixture into the cooled tart base and use a spatula to spread it out evenly such that it has a roughly flat top.
4. Layer the thinly sliced mangoes on top of the tart to decorate.
5. Chill in the fridge for at least an hour so that the cream thickens and you can slice the tart neatly without cream oozing all over.

Enjoy and don't give yourself an overdose like I did! (If that's even possible)