Alphonso Mango Tarts from the Pastry Shop

Its not everyday that you get a knock on a door followed by a delivery of delicious desserts that are inspired by yourself. Yes, apparently my adoration for Alphonso mangoes was so tangible, it manifisted into an inspiration for this mango alphonso seasonal tart, how mind blowing is that? I hope my excitement doesn’t come off as gloating, I don’t want to sound like a cow, but I’m really both happy and honoured to be muse of the week and I wasted no time dealing with my inspired tarts.

It was a lovely lazy weekend afternoon and I had decided that I wanted it to be a weekend of doing absolutely nothing except lounge on the couch, have a Sherlock marathon, and eat alphonso mangoes. Then upon the arrival of the alphonso mango tarts I knew my relaxed weekend picture was complete, all I had to do is brew me a pot of strong Earl Grey tea and I was set to go.

I have a dessert related confession to make… I think I like tarts more than cakes! I think I’ve always did, ever since I was a child. This mango tart brought back memories of the peach tarts we used to get from Al-Alamiya bakery in the 80′s where the tart base was laced with a thick layer of chocolate and the canned peach slice was decorated with a chocolate star. However, this mango tart tastes ever better because its a MANGO tart!

I mean look at those thick, juicy orange hued slices of mango on top of the tart, bursting with mango juice and all the goodness that comes from a little orange fruit called a mango. Not any mango, mind you, an ALPHONSO mango! If you’ve never tried an alphonso then you haven’t had a mango, its as simple as that.

Then there is the little single raspberry nestling beside the mango slices, with a long little min leaf as well. And once you take a big bite with all three -mango, raspberry, and mint- together you know you are actually having something that deserves to be called a treat. The three work, then again I love all three.

The really good thing about the Pastry Shop’s tarts? The base is quite light and flakey and is actually the only tart base I consume. I usually scrape the toppings off the base and leave it because I don’t like the base but not in the case of the Pastry Shop’s tarts. Have you ever tried their lemon meringue tart? Or their killer banana cream pie? You absolutely should!

Another thing I love about those tarts? The custard creme filling thing. Can you see the vanilla dots? You know its good when you can see evidence of an actual vanilla pod being used. You can also see marks where I sank my teeth into those juicy mango slices. Oh my.

The tarts go well with a pot of strong Earl Grey tea and please be warned, you might want to consume more than one. Actually, you might want to consume more than one dozen since alphonso mangoes are involved but for the sake of your waistline I suggest you try and stick to one. Perhaps two. OK three at least.

Thank you Chef Yasmine Al-Abdulgafhoor for those gorgeous and much beloved tarts, they were the highlight of my weekend afternoon tea! The Danderma inspired alphonso mango tarts -I couldn’t resist- are available as long as the alphonso mango season is here and sadly its coming to a close so if you want to try them and I do recommend that you do then you must do so quickly before the season is over! You can order your pies by contacting The Pastry Shop on +(965)-97305858 , email them on thepastryshopkw@gmail.com, like their facebook page (link), follow them on Twitter (@ThePastryShopKw) or on Instagram (@ThePastryShopKw).

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