Cruisin Key Lime Pie Food

CASHEW CRUSTED KEY LIME PIE WITH A WHIPPED CREAM FRUIT COULIS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease a 9-inch pie pan and set aside. In a small bowl, mix together the cashews, graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar, and the melted butter (you may choose to process the cashews and graham crackers in a food processor to finely grind them). Press crumb mixture into the bottom and sides or pie pan.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks until smooth, mixing either by hand or with an electric mixer. Slowly add the Key lime juice and mix to incorporate. Pour into the unbaked crust and bake for 50 minutes or until center is set. Cool pie to room temperature; then refrigerate for several hours.
• When pie is cool, make the whipped topping. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream, orange zest, and remaining 2 ounces of sugar until it has reached the consistency of whipped cream. Spread whipped topping evenly over the cooled pie. The pie can be served immediately or allowed to set before serving.

MINI KEY LIME PIES WITH CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH CRUST

Steps:

• To make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a food processor, pulse together the cereal, butter and brown sugar until crumbly. Pack about 1/4 cup of the crust mixture into each of six 5-inch mini pie plates and place on a baking sheet. Bake until the crusts are lightly toasted, about 10 minutes.
• To make the filling: While the crusts bake, whisk together the condensed milk, sour cream, lime zest and lime juice in a bowl. As soon as the crusts come out of the oven, carefully pour in the filling (about 1/2 cup in each) and place them back in the oven. Bake until the filling starts to set, about 10 minutes. Carefully remove the pies from the oven and let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled all the way through, at least 1 hour, though overnight is best.
• To make the whipped cream: Combine the heavy cream, confectioners? sugar, vanilla and lime zest in a bowl and beat with a whisk or an electric mixer until the heavy cream forms soft peaks when the whisk is lifted out of the bowl, about 4 minutes. (Or use a stand mixer with the whisk attachment?this will make things go much faster, so watch it carefully.) Spoon the whipped cream on top of the pies and top with more lime zest.

TRADITIONAL KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks.
• Stir in sweetened condensed milk, key lime juice and rind.
• In a small bowl, stiffly beat 1 egg white.
• Fold into pie mixture.
• Turn into baked pie shell.
• Beat the three reserved egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff but not dry.
• Spread meringue on top of pie, sealing carefully to the edge of the pie shell.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350° or until meringue is golden brown.
• Cool in refrigerator at least 6 hours.

KEY LIME PIE CUPS

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar until blended.
• Grate zest, then squeeze juice from 3 limes. Reserve remaining lime for later use.
• Beat cream cheese, milk, lime zest, lime juice and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP.
• Reserve 1 Tbsp. graham crumb mixture for later use; spoon remaining crumb mixture evenly into 10 (4-oz.) glass jars. Top with layers of cream cheese mixture and remaining COOL WHIP. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Cut remaining lime into 10 wedges; use to garnish desserts just before serving.

KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• For the graham cracker crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Break up the graham crackers; place in a food processor and process to crumbs. If you don't have a food processor, place the crackers in a large plastic bag; seal and then crush the crackers with a rolling pin. Add the melted butter and sugar and pulse or stir until combined. Press the mixture into the bottom and side of a pie pan, forming a neat border around the edge. Bake the crust until set and golden, 8 minutes. Set aside on a wire rack; leave the oven on.
• For the filling: Meanwhile, in an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, beat the egg yolks and lime zest at high speed until very fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually add the condensed milk and continue to beat until thick, 3 or 4 minutes longer. Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the lime juice, mixing just until combined, no longer. Pour the mixture into the crust. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the filling has just set. Cool on a wire rack, then refrigerate. Freeze for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
• For the topping: Whip the cream and the confectioners' sugar until nearly stiff. Cut the pie into wedges and serve very cold, topping each wedge with a large dollop of whipped cream.

MIMI'S FRESH KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Mix condensed milk with egg yolks, key lime juice and key lime zest.
• Pour into graham cracker pie crust.
• Bake for 5 minutes in a 300 degree (F) oven.
• Remove pie from oven, cool about 5 minutes. Then refrigerate pie for 1 hour.
• Cover pie filling with whipped cream.
• To serve, slice pie and garnish each pie slice with 1 key lime slice and a fresh mint leaf.

KEY LIME PIE WITH HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix Graham Crackers, Light Brown Sugar, and Butter.
• Press onto bottom and sides of 9" pie pan.
• Bake crust for 8-10 minute.
• Fill (cool crust if desired).
• Filling:.
• Beat cream cheese until creamy.
• Add in condensed milk.
• Add egg yolks, beat until smooth.
• Add Key Lime Juice and beat until thoroughly combined.
• Pour into pie crust and distribute evenly.
• Bake on 350 degrees for 10 minute.
• Remove from oven and cool.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and 30 minute.
• Serve.

CATAHOULA'S KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare crust: Thoroughly mix all ingredients. Press into bottom and sides of a 10" pie tin with fingertips. Bake for 8-10 minutes, watching carefully to avoid letting the crust burn. Remove from oven.
• For the filling: Combine filling ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy (I used my Bullet mixer for this and it worked wonderfully). Pour into pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until firm.
• Remove and let cool. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with whipped cream and fresh lime zest.

KEY LIME PIE WITH 5 INGREDIENTS

Steps:

• Thaw Cool Whip according to instructions. Thaw limeade.
• Whisk together in a large mixing bowl: Limeade and sweetened condensed Milk. Whisk in powdered instant pudding mix. Whisk in Cool Whip, saving 1 cup of Cool Whip for a nice topping.
• Pour mixture into crust. Place remaining 1 cup of Cool Whip around the edges for a pretty presentation.
• Allow an hour for the pie to firm up in the refrigerator.

KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Squeeze juice from 4 lg or 6 small Key Limes and grate rind; set aside.
• Using a whisk beat egg yolks until buttercup yellow.
• Add about half the condensed milk, using whisk.
• Blend well and add remaining milk.
• Add half the lime juice and blend slowly.
• Add remaining juice and blend.
• Add grated rind; mix and pour into chilled pie crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours.
• May be frozen.
• To serve, slice while still frozen and let stand about 10 minutes.
• Top with whipped cream.

KELLY'S RICH AND CREAMY KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325º.
• In medium bowl, gently whisk eggs.
• Slowly whisk in sweetened condensed milk.
• Slowly whisk in key lime juice.
• *Do not over mix, this will create bubbles. Just stir gently til all ingredients are mixed together well.
• Pop into oven for 40-45 minutes. *My oven takes 44 minutes exactly.
• The edge of pie will just START to slightly poof up and the edge of pie will also be very SLIGHTLY a pale golden brown. Just very lightly browned. The pie also will no longer jiggle.
• Let cool. Pie will set up perfectly as it cools.
• Refrigerate at least 4-6 hours or overnight.
• Pie gets even better the next day! :).
• Serve with whipped cream topping.
• Garnish with slices of key limes, kiwi and/or fanned strawberries if desired.
• VERY rich and creamy!
• ***You can save the egg whites and make a meringue top if preffered. But we like the cool, smooth creaminess of sweetened whipped cream much better than meringue. ;).
• The only other thing I do, is I do add 2 drops green food coloring to the pie for a bit of green color. But this is totally up to you!
• *If preferred, you can also bake this pie in a 9" deep dish pastry crust.