Key Lime Cream Pie is tremendous creamy and fluffy with a zesty key lime filling, a cookie crumb crust topped with dollops of whipped cream! The right summertime pie!
A LIGHT & FLUFFY PIE
This Key Lime Cream Pie is principally a creamier and lighter model of a daily Key Lime Pie. It actually is a superb, gentle and ethereal summertime dessert. With solely half-hour of prep time wanted, it’s an awesome dessert to make within the afternoon after which depart it to sit back till after dinner too. I’m an enormous lover of pies and so anytime I get a chance to strive one out (particularly these summer season ones) – I’m throughout it. This one was an enormous hit with everybody who tried it!
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
You don’t have to make use of the pecan sandies cookies. You should utilize one other kind of cookie, like Lorna Doone, or graham cracker crumbs. The one drawback is, I simply don’t know the way a lot this measures in crumbs. Maybe the primary time I make this (otherwise you make it), you may measure it out with the pecan sandies after which replicate it the following time you make these cookies.
Usually, a regular Key Lime Pie is scrumptious and this may have an analogous taste, nevertheless, this pie is lighter and fluffier than a standard pie. It’s a good different to the unique dessert.
Sure, as a substitute of utilizing the heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar to make do-it-yourself whipped cream, you should utilize a bathtub of whipped topping like Cool Whip. Utilizing this might preserve it a bit extra stabilized and assist it last more for those who aren’t going to be consuming it straight away. And for those who go this route, you may simply add the coconut extract on to the whipped topping.
It’s truly not onerous to search out. It’s fairly widespread and simple to search out in most grocery shops. Simply verify the baking aisle or the aisle that your retailer sometimes retains the remainder of the baking extracts in. Moreover, you could possibly seize Coconut Extract (paid affiliate hyperlink) on-line.
I’ve solely made this with key limes, however I do know this may be made with common limes. Common limes are usually not as tart as key limes. So, they may very well be a superb different for those who aren’t a giant fan of key limes.
Since this pie wants a minimum of 4 hours to sit back, you sort of need to make it forward of time. If you wish to make it greater than earlier in the identical day, I could recommend utilizing the whipped topping suggestion that I mentioned a number of questions above so it is a little more secure. If you understand you’ll have leftovers that may take a number of days to eat, which may be a superb different as effectively to assist the leftovers last more.
Leftovers could be saved in an hermetic container and could be stored within the fridge for up to some days. You’ll be able to freeze leftovers in a freezer secure container for a number of months. Thaw within the fridge in a single day earlier than serving. The consistency might change a bit as soon as frozen and thawed.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- Keebler Pecan Sandies Cookies – see my Frequent Questions above for different cookie concepts.
- unsalted butter – you could possibly use salted butter if that’s all you’ve gotten. There’s so little salt in salted butter that it actually gained’t throw the flavors off right here.
- heavy whipping cream – we’re making do-it-yourself whipped cream for this recipe however you should utilize Cool Whip whipped topping as effectively.
- powdered sugar – it must be powdered sugar or it’s going to end up grainy.
- coconut extract – see my Frequent Questions above for extra data on coconut extract. If you happen to don’t like coconut or coconut flavors you may depart this out.
- block cream cheese– softened to room temperature. Use these Tricks to Soften Cream Cheese Quicker if wanted.
- sweetened condensed milk– concentrate when grabbing this may of sweetened condensed milk from the pantry and your native grocery retailer. They appear comparable in measurement to a can of evaporated milk they usually’re bought proper subsequent to one another within the retailer and could be confused very simply however will yield very completely different outcomes for this recipe.
- freshly squeezed key lime juice– you’ll want roughly 15 key limes. I extremely, extremely, extremely advocate utilizing freshly squeezed lime juice. To me, the bottled stuff tastes far too acidic. Nonetheless, if that’s all you’ve gotten and that’s what you take pleasure in, I suppose you could possibly use it. You should utilize common limes as effectively (they are going to be barely much less tart.)
- sweetened flaked coconut– toasted. That is an non-obligatory ingredient for use as a garnish if desired.
HOW TO MAKE KEY LIME CREAM PIE:
Preheat the oven to 350F levels. Add the cookies to a meals processor and pulse till you’ve gotten high-quality crumbs. (Alternatively, you could possibly add the cookies to a big Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin.) Add the melted butter to the meals processor and pulse till the butter is evenly distributed with the crumbs. Add the crumbs to a 9-inch pie plate and press the crumbs evenly throughout the underside and up the edges of the plate. You should utilize a measuring cup to assist press.
Bake the crust for 10 minutes then take away and permit it to chill fully. Add the cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat utilizing a hand or stand mixer, till easy and creamy. Add the condensed milk, lime juice and lime zest and beat till easy and blended. Add this to a big bowl and put aside when you make the whipped cream.
Add the whipping cream to a big mixing bowl and whip on excessive till it begins to thicken. Add the powdered sugar and coconut extract and whip on excessive till stiff peaks kind. Seize a measuring cup and take away one cup of the whipped cream and add it to the bowl of pie filling. Use a spatula to softly fold the whipped cream into the filling till it’s simply combined. You don’t wish to be too aggressive when mixing the 2 as you need the air to stay within the whipped cream. Pour the pie filling into the shell.
Add the remaining whipped cream to the highest of the pie and distribute evenly.
Chill for a minimum of 4 hours. Previous to serving, put together the coconut. Preheat the oven to 350F levels and add the coconut to a baking sheet and unfold into a good layer. Bake for five minutes or till golden brown. Take away and funky. Sprinkle excessive of the pie. If desired, you may embellish the highest of the pie with additional whipped cream and lime slices.
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Energy: 697kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 12g | Fats: 45g | Sodium: 428mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 44g
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