Does this strawberry tart look amazing or what? Mom would flip if you presented this beauty on Mother's Day. They're really easy to make, from scratch or "semi-homemade".
From scratch, line a tart shell with pate sucre and bake it completely. Put a little strawberry jam on the bottom of the baked tart. Fill that with pastry cream and top with sliced strawberries. The ground pistachios are a suggestion, but sliced almonds are also very nice, or just let the strawberries shine. You can do individual tarts or one large one.
For the semi homemade crowd, get a frozen pie shell and bake that completely. It's the same deal with the jam, then fill it with a high quality vanilla pudding, and top with sliced strawberries. The pudding won't be exactly the same as the pastry cream, but it'll still taste good. You're mom will forget all about what a trouble maker you were when she sees this beauty on the table.
