Key Lime Mojito Food

KEY LIME BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Mix together 1 1/4 cups flour, graham cracker crumbs, butter and confectioners sugar to form a soft dough.
• Press the dough into an ungreased 13x9x2 inch baking pan and bake until lightly browned, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• While the crust is baking, beat together the sugar, lime juice, remaining 1/4 cup flour, eggs, and lime peel until well mixed.
• Pour over the hot crust and return the pan to the oven.
• Bake until set, around 20 minutes or so.
• Cool on a wire rack and then cut into bars.
• Dust with confectioners sugar.
• These freeze well.

KEY LIME MOJITO

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine rum, lime juices, and sugar. Stir until sugar has dissolved. Stir in club soda.
• Place mint springs in each of 10 glasses. Using the back of a spoon, crush mint leaves.
• Add crushed ice to glasses. Divide rum mixture between glasses. Garnish with lime wedges. Serve immediately.

KEY LIME PARFAIT WITH MOJITO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the parfait, whip the cream until soft peaks form and set aside. In a small bowl place the gelatin in cold water. In a small pot, cook 2 ounces of the sugar with the water until it reaches 121 degrees F.
• Whip the egg yolks and slowly whip the cooked sugar into the yolks and let cool. Whip the egg whites and the remaining 2 ounces sugar to form stiff peaks. Remove the gelatin from the water and add the gelatin, zests, and lime juice to the whipped yolks and hot sugar mixture. Combine the mixture with the whipped egg whites and cream. Pour the mixture into a cone shaped mold and freeze.
• To prepare the tulip batter, combine all of the ingredients and mix well. Spread the mixture onto a silicone baking pad or parchment paper into the shape of a hand and bake until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and immediately invert each tulip over a cup to form a basket shape. Allow to cool and set aside.
• To make the mojito, combine the fresh mint, corn syrup, lime juice, and zest into a blender and pulse until combined. Stir in the rum and chill until needed.
• Preheat oven to 340 degrees F.
• To make the biscocho, combine all of the ingredients and mix well. Pour the mixture into 4 (4-ounce) aluminum cups until 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven, and let cool.
• To assemble, place the biscocho upside-down in the middle of the plates. Place the tulip on top of the biscocho with the parfait cone inside the tulip. Pour the sauce on the plate around the biscocho tower. Garnish with fruits or chocolate shavings.

MOJITO PIE (LOWER FAT THAN REGULAR KEY LIME PIE)

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a food processor pulse crackers and butter till mixed and crumbled.
• Place in a greased pie shell, pressing to form a pie crust.
• Place mint leaves in lime juice and stir to release the mint oils.
• Place the eggs in a bowl, gently stir in milk and juice.
• Pour into pie shell. The filling won`t fill completely to the top of the crust. That rooms for the whipped cream.
• Bake for 35 minutes till set.
• Chill overnight.
• Put all whipped cream ingredients in a medium deep chilled bowl, beat until soft peaks form. Can be made up to four hours ahead and refrigerated. Spread on pie.
• Garnish with mint leave and lime.

CRANBERRY MOJITO WITH KEY LIME COCKTAIL RECIPE

Steps:

• Halve key limes then squeeze juice into cocktail shaker. Toss juiced limes in shaker then add mint and sugar. Using a wooden spoon, muddle ingredients in shaker.
• Add ice, rum, cranberry juice and sparkling water. Shake mixture then strain into glasses of fresh ice.
• Garnish with lime wedge and fresh mint!

PARROT BAY KEY LIME MOJITO

Steps:

• Muddle mint.
• Fill glass with ice.
• Add Parrot Bay Key Lime and club soda.
• Garnish with a lime wedge.