Key Lime Pie is easily my all time favourite dessert (you know, next to my mum's lemon meringue pie, lemon delicious pudding and pavlova). Anything with a bit of tang and you've got me asking for seconds, maybe thirds.
This recipe calls for digestive biscuits for the base, I like to use butter biscuits instead for a sweet, super crunchy base. I also add plenty of extra citrus juice (lemon if I don;t have enough lime) and some rind to the condensed milk mixture.
Naturally, the only thing that can enhance citrus flavours is thick double cream and some berries so don't forget those either.
INGREDIENTS
4 egg yolks
400ml condensed milk
tbsp fresh lime juice
200ml double cream
crust
12 digestive biscuits
45g caster sugar
135g melted unsalted butter
METHOD
Preheat oven to 175C/gas 3.
For the pie crust, lightly grease a 22cm (across the top) metal or glass pie dish with a little of the melted butter.
Blend digestive biscuits, caster sugar and remaining melted butter in a food processor until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Transfer to pie dish and spread over the bottom and up the sides, firmly pressing the mixture down.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and place dish on a wire rack to cool.
For the filling, whisk the egg yolks in a bowl. Gradually whisk in condensed milk until smooth. Mix in lime juice, then pour filling into pie crust and level over with the back of a spoon.
Return to the oven for 15 minutes then place on a wire rack to cool. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
To serve, whip cream until it just holds stiff peaks. Add dollops of cream to the top of the pie, and grate over some lime zest, for extra zing.
Yum! I could devour a slice or two of that delicious looking pie now. Happy Monday em. Melinda x
ReplyDeleteraspberries and lime? delicious combination! x
ReplyDeletelooks delicious, would quite like a piece right about now... :-)
ReplyDeleteYum!! xo
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering! Sounds easy and good too.
ReplyDeleteRosemary
ohhhhhhhh! so very YUM. my inner yum is humming. this pie is now my list of things to create this week. thanks so! xxoo
ReplyDeleteLooks delish! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh yum. I am the same. Anything citrusy gets my vote every time.
ReplyDeleteGillian x
yep, i'm a citrus dessert kinda girl too - this looks great xx
ReplyDeleteI LOVE key lime pie. This look great, I am definitely going to give this recipe a go!
ReplyDeleteDUDE! This looks incredible!!! I'm off to the Bondi outdoor cinema thingy tomorrow night and I think this is JUST the ticket to get me through two surf movies =)
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for anything lemon. Anything. I'd suck on an actual lemon if it wasn't so gross.
ReplyDeleteHa! Might need to bake one of these babies. Looks divine. x
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I'm the same Em, although I have to admit to having difficulty passing up anything with chocolate or caramel. Or strawberry. Or raspberry.
ReplyDeleteOk. I think I'm just an all-out sweet tooth. Full stop.