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Ingredients
Key Lime Pie
- Ingredients
- 250 grams Chocolate biscuit
- 120 grams butter
- 8 egg yolks
- 800 milliliters sweetened condensed milk
- 5 whole Limes (or about 20 small key limes)
- 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 250 milliliters Whipped cream
- 2 Tbsps sugar
- 50 grams Shredded coconut (toasted)
Crumble the cookies and place in a bowl. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and let cool slightly. Mix into the crumbs and spread the mixture on the bottom and up the sides of a springform pan lined with parchment paper; press firmly. Place in the refrigerator.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F) convection.
For the topping: Beat the egg yolks until creamy. Stir in the condensed milk until creamy. Grate the zest of 2 limes rub and squeeze the juice of all the limes. Stir in half of the zest with the juice and ginger into the cream. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.
Beat the cream with the sugar until stiff.
Remove the pie from the pan and top with the whipped cream. Serve sprinkled with the shredded coconut and the remaining lime zest.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 1,826 cal. | (87 %) | ||
| Protein | 34.42 g | (35 %) | ||
| Fat | 103.7 g | (89 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 201.26 g | (134 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 6.35 g | (25 %) | ||
| Roughage | 4.08 g | (14 %) |