Fresh Mango Galette

This Fresh Mango Galette recipe is so delicious and easy to make. With fresh mangos, lime zest and a buttery sugary crust, everyone will love this dessert. It's perfect for a summer party, the beach or anytime you feel like a tropical treat!

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We were recently in Hawaii and the fresh tropical fruit options were endless!! Our friends have this amazing mango tree that just happened to be raining mangos when we were there. Of course I had to make some sort of dessert (and drink 🍹) with these amazing fruits.

Galettes are a great pastry dessert option because they are fairly easy to make, they don't have to be perfectly assembled and they still turn out amazing. Since I was in my friend's kitchen, I knew this would be a great option since tools and supplies were limited.

This recipe includes a homemade crust as well but you could also use store-bought. If you make your own dough, it has to be refrigerated at least an hour before assembly, so keep that in mind.

Crust Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups flour

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon sugar

1 stick unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces

2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

1 egg

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1. In a mixing bowl add flour, salt and sugar. Add cold butter pieces and ice water a little at a time and combine with a pastry cutter, food processor or hands until you have a nice crumbly mixture. If you use your hands, wash them with cold water first so they don't melt the butter too much. Hands are not ideal, but I was visiting a friend and had no other option. It turned out fine.

2. Pat the dough into a ball and place on a piece of plastic wrap. Press dough into a flat disc and wrap with plastic wrap. Place in refrigerator for at least an hour so its nice and firm and cold. You can also make this a day or two ahead of time and it freezes well in a zipped plastic bag.

Mango Filling Ingredients:

4 cups fresh mango, peeled and cubed

¼ cup sugar

lime zest (1-2 limes depending on size)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3. Preheat oven to 375.

4. In a large bowl combine all the filling ingredients and gently stir to combine.

5. Once your dough is nice and cold and firm, place on a lightly floured surface and begin to roll out with a rolling pin. Start in the middle and work out and get to desired thickness and size. Be careful not to stretch the dough. You just need a rough circle so don't be too picky. Remember, galettes are "rustic"!

4. Put rolled out dough on parchment paper on a baking sheet and place mango filling in the middle. Fold the edges of the dough over the filling all the way around. Don't worry about being perfect or even, just make sure all the filling stays put (In my photo there is no parchment because, again, I was at a friend's and the baking supplies were limited. It worked out fine, but parchment makes it easier to remove from the pan and less mess to clean up).

5. Whisk the egg and brush the top of the dough with it. Sprinkle the dough generously with the brown sugar.

6. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden brown. I think I waited a touch too long to remove this one (and it wasn't my oven), however, the semi-burnt sugar on the homemade crust with the mango filling was TO DIE FOR!!! It was so good and when I make this again, I think I will let the sugar slightly burn before removing from the oven again.

That's it! After I took this out of the oven, we immediately dug in. This galette disappeared so quick we didn't even have time to serve it with ice cream! I hope you have a chance to make this recipe and find out for yourself, it's totally worth it!

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Crust recipe inspired by Martha Stewart.