Key Lime Pie
This delightful zesty lime pie is a perfect blend of creamy and tangy flavors. A crunchy biscuit base contrasts with the smooth and citrusy filling, topped with a generous dollop of sweet whipped cream and a sprinkling of fresh lime zest. It's a refreshing and satisfying dessert that is sure to impress your taste buds!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 300g Hob Nobs
- 150g butter , melted
- 1 x 397g tin condensed milk (we used Nestlé)
- 3 medium egg yolks
- finely grated zest and juice of 4 limes
- 300ml double cream
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- extra lime zest, to decorate
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3.
- Whizz 300g oatmeal biscuits to crumbs in a food processor (or put in a strong plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin).
- Mix with 150g melted butter and press into the base and up the sides of a 22cm loose-based tart tin. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and cool.
- Put 3 medium egg yolks in a large bowl and whisk for a minute with electric beaters.
- Add a can of condensed milk and whisk for 3 minutes, then add the finely grated zest and juice of 4 limes and whisk again for 3 minutes.
- Pour the filling into the cooled base then put back in the oven for 15 minutes. Cool then chill for at least 3 hours or overnight if you like. When you are ready to serve, carefully remove the pie from the tin and put on a serving plate.
- To decorate, softly whip together 300ml double cream and 1 tbsp icing sugar.
- Dollop or pipe the cream onto the top of the pie and finish with extra lime zest.
Cook Time
25M
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 8
Nutrition
- Calories: 695 calories
- Fat Content: 50.8 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 27.8 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 51 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 37.4 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2.1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 8.8 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.8 milligram of sodium
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