Recipes

[HerRoyaLioness]

The pretzel crust is what does it for this - or any lime filling. I've made a few times now, you can make it the day before.  Everyone has loved it, especially the guys!

FROZEN MARGARITA PIE

FOR THE CRUST:

• 1 1/2 c salted pretzels finely crushed in a blender or food processor
• 1/4 c sugar
• 1/2 c butter, melted

FOR THE FILLING:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice
• 1 tablespoon lime zest plus additional for garnish (optional)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon tequila
• 1 tablespoon triple sec

Instructions

1. Mix together the pretzel crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-inch glass pie plate. Set aside - OR - you can bake it if desired at 350 for 8-10 min and ser aside to cool. 
2. Use an electric mixer to whip heavy cream to soft peaks. In a large separate bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, lime zest, tequila, and triple sec until well combined. Gently fold the whipped cream into the condensed milk mixture until just incorporated. 
3. Pour the filling into the prepared crust and sprinkle with additional lime zest. Freeze for 6 hours up to overnight, cover with plastic wrap. 
4. Allow pie to sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before slicing with a sharp knife and serving.

[River Song]

Bimini Key Lime Pie

1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup Key Lime juice

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 9-inch graham cracker pie crust

Whipped cream topping

Place milk, cream cheese, lime juice and vanilla in blender.  Process on low speed until smooth.

Pour mixture into graham cracker crust.  Chill in refrigerator until set, about three hours.  Top with whipped cream.

[Boomernichols]

@Ainhisg Your pie recipe sounds good, looks good, MUST BE GOOD!    I will add this to my summer arsenal.

[Flatbush]

@River Song 

Just saw you recipe. I had been thinking of what dessert I would bring to a get together at a friend's house, and I was planning to make a carrot cake and cream cheese frosting.

Well, this looks much easier, and I'll make this instead. 

I will also make my own whipped cream because so many posters here gave me some greyt tips.

Besides, I think this is a bit more unusual.

Thanks  you for posting.

[River Song]

@Flatbush ,  I hope you like the recipe!  This is my very favorite key lime pie recipe and living in Florida, I've eaten a lot of bland, too sweet key lime pies.  The recipe came from one of those little booklet cookbooks you see in tourist shops with all the recipes featuring key limes.

My niece has also made this pie using orange juice or lemon juice instead of key lime juice.

[Flatbush]

@River Song 

Was wondering if I need to use the juice that I squeeze from the limes? Or is the bottled juice as good?

Thank you.

[River Song]

@Flatbush , I so rarely see fresh Key limes, I almost always use Nellie & Joe's Key West lime juice from the grocery store.  Comes out just fine with the bottled Key lime juice.  I don't recommend using the bottled lemon juice, has a weird taste to it.  If using lemon juice, I would squeeze fresh lemons.  I've never tried using orange juice but I bet using frozen orange juice concentrate would work.  Some may not know that Key limes are small, round, yellowish limes that are more sour than the regular green limes, so it takes a lot of Key limes to get enough of the juice.

And if the pie is green, it's not an authentic Key lime pie.  Key lime pie is always a soft yellow color and not garnished with grated green lime rind.

[Trailrun23]

My DH loves key lime pie and doesn't eat most other kinds of pies. I usually use the bottled key lime juice; can't recall the name of it but the bottle is large and the grocery store where i bought it for years closed last fall. I don't find actual key limes very often. Your recipe sounds great and similar to mine.