Key Lime Pie Cool Whip Cream Cheese Food

EASY KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in milk and lime juice until blended. Transfer to crust. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours. Just before serving, garnish with whipped topping and, if desired, lime slices.

KEY LIME PIE-COOL WHIP-CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• BLEND milk & cream cheese until smooth. Add lime juice & mix thoroughly. Add thawed Kraft Cool Whip & fold in-gently.
• POUR into pie shells, garnish with grated lime rind.
• REFRIGERATE 6 hours before serving.

COOL 'N EASY NO-BAKE LIME PIE

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 1 cup. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Whisk in COOL WHIP until blended. Refrigerate 15 to 20 min. or until mixture is thick enough to mound. Stir in zest.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

CREAM CHEESE LIME PIE

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until crust just begins to brown. Cool on a wire rack., For lime filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt in a saucepan. Stir in water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount for hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in butter, lime zest and food coloring if desired. Gently stir in lime juice. Cool to room temperature without stirring., For cream cheese filling, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and lime juice in a small bowl until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly in crust; top with lime filling. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm. Refrigerate leftovers.

AUTHENTIC KEY LIME PIE WITH WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Put melted butter in a large mixing bowl and add graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and salt; mix until combined. Transfer to a 9-inch pie plate and pat with your fingers on the bottom and up the sides to make the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until very lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool while you prepare the filling. Leave the oven on.
• Zest limes until you have 1 1/2 tablespoons for the filling plus some to sprinkle on top of the pie; set aside. Juice all limes; you should have 3/4 cup juice.
• Combine egg yolks and 1 1/2 tablespoons lime zest in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until thick. Add condensed milk and mix until thickened, about 3 minutes. Add lime juice and mix until combined. Pour filling into the cooled crust.
• Bake in the oven until filling has risen slightly and is mostly set but still slightly jiggly in the center, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for 30 minutes at room temperature. Transfer to the refrigerator and let cool for at least 2 more hours.
• Mix heavy cream and sugar with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Spread on top of the pie and sprinkle with reserved lime zest.

KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Let cream cheese soften at room temperature for at least an hour.
• Beat with a mixer on low speed for about a minute.
• Add eagle brand milk, and mix on low speed til creamy and well combined.
• Add vanilla and key lime juice, and stir with a spoon (important to not use mixer at this point), til all juice is incoportated.
• I'm laughing at my cookbook terms - just make sure it's well mixed.
• Chill at least one hour. Top with whipped cream, garnish with lime slices if desired.