Key lime pie
A delicious American dessert classic of Florida, an area where lime trees grow abundant. Lime is a mix between lemon and cedar. This Key Lime Pie is a refreshing and light dessert, perfect for a fish dinner and for summer.
Ingredients
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digestive biscuits 250 grams
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sugar 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
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condensed milk 400 millilitres
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eggs 4 yolks
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lime juice 100 millilitres
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jam lime jam
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butter 100 grams
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whipping cream 250 millilitres
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Preparation
Finely grind Digestive biscuits, mix with melted butter, one spoon of sugar and mix well. Press mixture into cake tin. Whisk yolks for 5 minutes, then add condensed milk, lemon juice and grated lime zest. Pour the mixture over the base and bake at 180°CC for 15 min. Once cold, spread on surface a thin layer of lime jam. Decorate with whipped cream.
Step by step
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Crush the biscuits
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Add sugar to the biscuits
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Whisk yolks
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Add egg and condensed milk to the eggs
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Add the lime juice and whisk
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Add the lemon zest grated
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Mix the biscuit crumble and melted butter. Stir until combined.
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Press the mixture onto the bottom of a spring form pan
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Pour in the lemon cream
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Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes
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Spread over the cream a thin layer of lime jam
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Decorate the top of your cheesecake with some thin slices of lime
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Complete the decoration with some whipped cream
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The key lime pie is ready!
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