“All men's gains are the fruit of venturing”
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You might remember the French tart I tried to make here on Mother's Day, & it didn't oblige at all. I admonished the misbehaving tart shell, & it cooled it's heels in the fridge for 2 days, while I tried to figure out how best to resurrect it. 
I tried, & managed to come up with something, which worked out quite well eventually! Not one to take a baking defeat lightly, a bruised ego very much there, the tart shell bugged me for 2 days. Each time I opened the fridge, it sat there cheekily trying to engage me in conversation! 
Phew ... thought for a long time, & then decided to paint the base & sides with some form of melted chocolate in an attempt to hold the fragile crumbs of the tart base together. 
I made a very thick ganache of sorts, & spread it around. Seemed to work, & did the trick. I had used up my precious strawberries in the chocolate cake, so I pottered around the fridge for other fruit. 
Aaaah, mangoes, & loads of them. Finally made a mango mousse, an eggless one, & topped the chocolate with it. The result was a light, silky, fruity mousse, which offered quite the light & perfect summer dessert!
MANGO MOUSSE TART
1 tart shell
1/4 cup cold milk
1 1/2 tsp gelatin
2 medium mangoes; pureed
3 tbsps vanilla sugar
100ml low-fat cream
75gms dark chocolate; melted in the microwave or double boiler
Method:
I tried, & managed to come up with something, which worked out quite well eventually! Not one to take a baking defeat lightly, a bruised ego very much there, the tart shell bugged me for 2 days. Each time I opened the fridge, it sat there cheekily trying to engage me in conversation! Phew ... thought for a long time, & then decided to paint the base & sides with some form of melted chocolate in an attempt to hold the fragile crumbs of the tart base together. I made a very thick ganache of sorts, & spread it around. Seemed to work, & did the trick. I had used up my precious strawberries in the chocolate cake, so I pottered around the fridge for other fruit. Aaaah, mangoes, & loads of them. Finally made a mango mousse, an eggless one, & topped the chocolate with it. The result was a light, silky, fruity mousse, which offered quite the light & perfect summer dessert! MANGO MOUSSE TART1 tart shell
1/4 cup cold milk
1 1/2 tsp gelatin
2 medium mangoes; pureed
3 tbsps vanilla sugar
100ml low-fat cream
75gms dark chocolate; melted in the microwave or double boiler
Method:- Sprinkle the gelatin over the cold milk. Place the bowl over hot water till the gelatin dissolves & becomes a clear liquid.
- Melt the dark chocolate & mix in 2 tbsps of cream to form a thick ganache.
- Whip the rest of the cream till it holds stiff peaks.
- Puree the mangoes & vanilla sugar with an immersion blender, then pour in the liquid gelatin mixture & run the blender again to mix thoroughly. (Reserve 1-2 tbsps of this in a baggie for marbling on top if you like)
- Take 2 tbsps of the mango puree-gelatin mixture & fold it lightly into the whipped cream to loosen it a bit, & then fold the cream mixture through the remaining mango-gelatin mixture, lightly but uniformly.
- Paint the tart shell with the thick chocolate ganache, & pour the mousse over it, gently spreading it around.
- Chill for half an hour, then marble the top with the reserved mango puree if you like. Leave to set for at least 6-7 hours, or better, overnight.
- Slice & serve.
This Mango Mousse Tart off to Lori @ Fake Food Free 
for her Mango Recipe Challenge
43 comments:
Perfect summer tart! Love the bright mango color!
i'm just drooling............it looks sooooo tempting!!!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mango therapy..... at it's best :-)
That looks beautiful!!! I made once mango and Nutella cake... great combination so I can imagine taste of your tart! :)
Stunning!
Ahhhh, refreshing!
That looks so incredible!!! Isn't it amazing what we come up with just so we don't waste stuff!!!
Absolutely lovely presentation!
Awww, mango mouse sounds so delicious. Very tempting Deeba!
Its time.. i need to go get mangoes.. whatever i get. I make the mango mousse, but for whatever reason u used the chocolate on the tart it sounds fantastic!
I so wish i was ur neighbour Deeba...that looks fabulous...I must try it soon.
This is a gorgeous gorgeous tart! A mango mousse filling sounds sooo good! And i love the chocolate layer!
Wow Deeba that looks amazing..i m sure that i will try this soon in this mango season..
What a gorgeous tart! I love mangos, and it looks so refreshing!
Beautiful tart looks amazing and gorgeous!
Very clever rescue job with the melted chocolate. I'm so jealous of you eating mangoes while I eat apples!
That's a beautiful tart! Must say you are really determined ;D Even I just sent my post to Lori! :)
Simply superb.......
Amazing tart! You did a wonderful job.
Amazing tart! You did a wonderful job.
This looks so AMAZING. Mango... Good! Chocolate... Good!! I just wish I could have a bite! You are an artist with food!
That is a great save! I would probably have tossed the pastry crust into the bin and started again. This is proof that chocolate can fix anything!
This is a gorgeous dessert -- so pretty :).
DearDeeba really love Mangoes and this is awesome, love the colours too!! wonderful!! as ever! xxxxGloria
Couldn't resist but prompty licked the screen clean! Incredibly drool worthy !
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It looks sooo pretty! and with chocolate..yum yum!
That looks delicious-- good save! And you know that is my favorite fruit of all time :)
*sigh* Deeba this is beautiful! And I'm so mournful that we're out of mango season now. Lovely feathering effect! :)
You always amaze me with your fabulous desserts and beautiful pictures. Have a great week-end :)
Gorgeous! I love the addition of the chocolate!
Mango and chocolate, yum!
Deeba, there is such great joy in rescuing a failed item. You have done a beautiful job with the mango and ganache.
hey there! im craving mango mousse now, thanks to you! :(
im so glad you posted a comment on shaheen's blog, i hopped over from there!
love your photos!!
Deeba, this is awesome..and exactly what I was looking for - smthg eggless.
Please tell me what cream are you referring to here so I can make this asap :D
Wow, awesome!!!!
You're so inventive,coming to the rescue with chocolate. And mango mousse - yum. it all looks gorgeous.
That looks so good! Great mango recipe!
Its been a while since I was last here and I'm just amazed at all that I've missed. And you are a Daring Cook too!
Whatever you did to save this mango mousse tart, you did it in style. Homestly, if you lived in Goa you would see me alot (perhaps too much for your liking!). ;)
You definitely did an amazing job with this. It looks incredible.
Waw,....this tarte with the chocolate & mango mousse looks decadently rich & oh so delicious!
It is a fabulous presentation!!
yummie!
Thanks for your compliments on my foodblog!!
Wow, very impressive. I am a huge fan of yours. That tart pan goes sraight to my "to buy" list.
hi, can i replace 100ml low-fat cream with whipping cream? Is that possible?
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