Description
No bake Key Lime pie – easy and sooo goood! Vanilla extract may be substituted with lemon extract.
Ingredients
- 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 (14 ounce) cans low-fat sweetened condensed milk
- ¾ cup key lime juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- To Make Lime Filling: In a large mixing bowl
- whip cream cheese until fluffy. Add condensed milk
- lime juice
- lime rind
- and salt. Whip until mixture is smooth. Pour into graham cracker crust. Cover with plastic wrap and chill thoroughly.
- To Make Topping: In a medium bowl
- whip cream until soft peaks form. Add vanilla or lemon extract and confectioners’ sugar. Continue to whip until cream forms stiff peaks. Place topping in a fine-mesh sieve and place sieve over a bowl to catch liquid that drains off. Cover topping tightly with plastic wrap and allow to drain for 2 hours.
- Before serving
- discard liquid that has drained from topping. Spread topping over pie.
Servings: 8