Spusht: failed attempt: blueberry tart

Instead of something red on Valentine's, I thought of going blue. Tried making blueberry tart for the first time. But after eating just half of one tart, we stopped. The crust did not taste right, may be I did not bake it well. And the blueberry topping made at home did not set well, may be because I was stingy in adding cornstarch. So, the truth is, my dessert for valentine's dinner sucked.

But what do I do with the failed blueberry tart now?

Blueberry Tart did not turn out right? No problem, here's a solution.

Instead of struggling to finish eating it the next day, this is what I did in the morning: I put some homemade curd in the blender cup, scooped out the blueberry topping from the tart, added a pinch of sugar (keeping in mind the sweetness of blueberry topping), some plain water, two cubes of ice, put the blender blade on, blended for 15 seconds.

Blueberry Lassi work in progress

And we started our morning with a vibrant colored Blueberry Lassi. It was this simple to...

1) make a lassi - and making lassi with anything is really as easy as 1-2-3,

2) use the blueberry topping from the tart instead of throwing it all away,

3) transform a dessert into a breakfast idea.

Some people would put milk in a lassi, but to me - milk is for milkshake and yogurt is for lassi.

Spusht | Simple and quick Blueberry Lassi

Blueberry Lassi - simple and quick

Had I not put lemon juice and lemon zest in the blueberry topping, may be I could have made Blueberry Milkshake with it. Anyhow, we enjoyed this Blueberry Lassi made from Blueberry Tart Topping.

Shhhh. No one needs to know.

Blueberry Lassi made from Blueberry Topping of a Tart

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6 comments:

RasiJune 25, 2013 8:14 AM
i am always surprised with the quick solutions you come up with :).. i would be just sulking i guess!
UnknownJune 25, 2013 10:24 AM
I tried making chocolate tart a while ago, it was not the best. I am not as creative Nisha honestly, I would have trashed it but now I know how to incorporate into something else :)
SwathiJune 25, 2013 12:19 PM
slightly cook blueberries with sugar and cornstarch and then add it to tart shell.
chow and chatterJune 25, 2013 8:05 PM
great idea I must try a blueberry lassi
aki!June 26, 2013 3:11 PM
I honestly would have just eaten it!

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IsomNovember 02, 2013 1:47 PM
Blueberry anything, mmm! I would've just scooped out the blueberry filling and ate it alone (if the crust was that bad). Blueberries are my all-time favourite fruit. I love mango lassi on hot days but it's now fall and soon winter will be here - endless cold rains as I live in Pacific NW (near Vancouver Canada) - so prefer hot tea instead. I mix frozen blueberries thawed, with homemade yogurt and protein powder for quick breakfast/lunch though.

Nisha, rather than cornstarch to thicken pie fillings, why not try tapioca flour? Works much better in my opinion. I buy mine at a Vietnamese grocer that carries all kinds of Asian foods, fruits and vegetables. I've found that orange zest and juice from both oranges and lemons goes very well with blueberries. A pinch of cinnamon added too is wonderful!

My flop? Two actually. I always bake my own bread but one time the dough wouldn't rise - old yeast maybe. I thought I could bake it and slice very thin to dry as biscuits. Nope! Turned out almost as hard as rocks and could probably be used to hammer nails. ;) The other flop was a lemon pie - much like your blueberry tart. It was more like a pudding and pie crust underneath was soft and soggy. We ate the crispy flaky part of the crust and scooped out filling to put on top. Though a flop, it still tasted delicious!

Jude