There are some temptations you can’t resist ! You know you shouldn’t but you can’t help it ! Something that makes you feel so good shouldn’t have to be that wrong ! Try an eensie weensie slice of this lime pie and you know you are in heaven.
The light, sweet creaminess of the filling with the crunch of the base does it for me. It totally melts in your mouth. It’s spring and summer all rolled into one. It’s just the thing you want to end that perfect dinner date with.
Happy baking ❤️
Lemon Filling:
Egg 3 – separated
Lime juice – 1/4 cup
Cornflour – 1 tsp
Condensed milk – 3/4 tin
Crust :
Crushed digestive biscuits – 120 gms
Softened Salted butter – 60 gms
Granulated Sugar – 1/2 tbsp
Method :
Preheat oven to 175 C.
Crush digestive biscuits coarsely by placing it in a zip loc bag and using a rolling pin. Mix softened butter, sugar and crushed biscuit in a bowl.
Grease a 10 inch pie dish and press the biscuit mixture firmly to line the pie dish.
Bake for 8 mins until the base starts to brown. Cool.
Lemony filling :
Preheat oven to 175 C.
Beat egg yolk, condensed milk, cornflour mixed in lime juice and keep aside. Beat egg whites stiff and gently fold into the condensed milk mixture.
Pour over the base and bake for 10 minutes until it starts to slightly brown.
Cool.
You can serve it plain or add a topping to make it more decadent like I did.
Cream cheese topping:
Ingredients:
Cream cheese – 1/2 cup
Unsalted butter – 1 tbsp
Powdered Sugar – 1 1/2 cup
Orange rind – 2 tbsp
Orange juice – 1 tbsp
Method :
Beat all the ingredients together. Add or reduce powdered sugar according to your sweetness preference.
To Assemble :
Add the cream cheese topping lightly onto the key lime pie, add more orange rind and orange segments for garnishing if need be.
xoxo,
Sareeka ❤️
