We’re still making fruit desserts. My mind hasn’t adjusted to “back to school” and no more lazy mornings sleeping in. The 6 AM lunch and breakfast prepping is back. The day starts in a mad rush and finishes with us all crashing in exhaustion. I need to find a day to look through some things we baked this summer and share them with you! It was all delicious.
Mini Mango-Strawberry Tarts
slightly adjusted from Food and Wine magazine
Pastry
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup ice water
Filling
approximately 4 tablespoons strawberry jam or preserves
1/2 mango, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick
1 small banana, sliced
8 medium strawberries, finely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Sugar, for sprinkling
Crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream, for serving
Directions
Pastry: In a food processor, pulse the flour and salt. Add the butter and pulse until it is the size of small peas. Sprinkle the ice water over the mixture and pulse until the pastry starts to come together. Transfer the pastry to a work surface and knead gently a few times until thoroughly blended. Divide the tart in half and flatten into disks. Wrap the pastry in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 400°. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out 1 of the pastry disks 1/8 inch thick. Using a 5-inch plate as a guide, cut out 4 rounds and transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the second pastry disk. Refrigerate the rounds until firm, about 10 minutes.
Filling: In the center of the tarts, spread out about 1 tablepoon of the strawberry jam. Spread out on top of the jam the mango, banana slices and a few strawberry slices on top. Bring the pastry edges up and around the fruit, pinching firmly to form a pleated rim on each tart. Refrigerate the tarts until firm, 10 minutes.
Brush the tarts with the melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 35 minutes, until the pastry is browned and the fruit is bubbling. Let the tarts cool on a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature with crème fraîche.
Thanks for stopping by to say HELLO!! 
A Thought For Food says
August 30, 2011 at 8:31 pmThese mini tarts look wonderful! And it looks like you had a fabulous time making them!
Nisrine M. says
August 30, 2011 at 8:35 pmDelicious and quite simple to make.
Gloria says
August 30, 2011 at 8:52 pmI love your mini mango tarts!! love mango! gloria
LunaMoth says
August 30, 2011 at 9:00 pmoh yum! gotta tweek the recipe to make it vegan, but they sound delish!
Claudia says
August 30, 2011 at 10:26 pmThese are glorious and a beautiful way to extend summer. I'm not letting go of fruit season until the fruit disappears! Local melons and berries are still here – long live your sweet crostadas!
Nelly Rodriguez says
August 30, 2011 at 10:45 pmOh gorgeous and your baker is adorable! Love the flaky crust on this with the sweet fruit!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
August 30, 2011 at 10:48 pmI love that you made these as individual tarts, just that much more fun. I feel like I'm being pulled by the longing for fall and everything it brings but at the same time afraid to say goodbye to summer.
Anonymous says
August 30, 2011 at 10:55 pmCurious about the combination of mango and strawberry and that crust looks amazing, Lora! xoxo
Ilke says
August 31, 2011 at 1:06 amWell Hello :))
It is always nice to have helpers in the kitchen Bet you had fun time together.:)
foodwanderings says
August 31, 2011 at 3:44 amThat first pic Miss Lora is to die for. Bam you caught our attention! The mini fruit tarts are so adorable, fresh and yes let summer linger!
Terra says
August 31, 2011 at 4:16 amAwww, I love love you sweet baker:-) Those tarts look so full of delicious happiness! Hugs, Terra
The Vanilla Bean Baker says
August 31, 2011 at 4:28 amGoodbyes are always hard until we realize that summer will return again next year and once again that beautiful mango tree will bloom and its fruit will fill your yard! Envious that you do have a mango tree and wishing I could make a fruit tart as wonderful as this.
Pretend Chef says
August 31, 2011 at 1:18 pmLove everything about these mini tarts. I can't wait for my son to take an interest in the kitchen. Hopefully he'll want to learn to cook.
Anna and Liz Recipes says
September 1, 2011 at 12:19 pmWhat a great way to end the summer with these delicious mini tarts! great recipes for the fall too! Thanks 🙂
Amy says
September 2, 2011 at 2:09 amLora these are so cute! More importantly though they sound so delicious! I love the combination of fruit you have used here, so summery!
Carolyn says
September 2, 2011 at 11:08 amOh Lora, these look so, so good! Love them as mini crostata instead of high-sided tarts. I am going to miss summer too!
Elle says
September 2, 2011 at 3:11 pmI too, will miss the lazy, stress-free days of summer. My kids just went back today! The tarts are lovely, and I love anything free form that doesn't need to look perfect. 😉
Magic of Spice says
September 3, 2011 at 1:03 amYour little baker is adorable, and so are these tarts…love minis 🙂
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Maureen says
September 3, 2011 at 10:26 amThese little tarts look fantastic. Mango season is nearly here and I can't wait to try these tarts.
Lizzy says
September 3, 2011 at 12:06 pmThese are stunning, Lora! Full of luscious summer fruit…and so irresistible. Have a fabulous holiday weekend~
Monet says
September 6, 2011 at 3:34 amWhat a lovely baker…and what a lovely recipe! Thank you for sharing with me, my sweet friend. I hope you are having a blessed start to this week. I know I'm smiling a bit wider after visiting you tonight. Much love from Austin!
Nastassia (Let Me Eat Cake) says
September 6, 2011 at 4:40 amthis makes me miss mango so bad! i don't want summer to end and i was sweet mangoes back! but i still want to try this tart recipe so may sub nectarines for the mangoes and hold onto summer just a little longer 🙂
Liz @ Southern Charm says
September 15, 2011 at 2:45 pmThese look amazing! Can't wait to try these out … I'm thinking Sunday brunch? Slurp!
I'm from, and still live in, New Orleans. Glad you had such a great time! It's awesome to hear how much people who don't live here love this place as well 🙂