Key Lime Pie

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo and I am so excited!  Today, I made the dessert for our tiny little celebration and that dessert is Key Lime Pie.

Key Lime Pie is one of those dishes that has thousands of different ways to make it.  I’ll be honest here, this is the first time that I have used this particular recipe.  It’s a quick and easy recipe and how can that not be endearing?  Here’s the recipe and I’ll give you a cool little tip for the crust that is more festive for Cinco de Mayo!

Cool Key Lime Pie

Cooking Village Recipe

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

1 (6 oz.) can frozen limeade concentrate, thawed

1 tsp. Key Lime juice

2 drops green food coloring

8 oz. whipped topping

1 (9-inch) graham cracker crust

Combine sweetened condensed milk and limeade concentrate in a large bowl.  Beat with an electric mixer set at low speed until mixed.

Add Key lime juice and green food coloring to sweetened condensed milk mixture and beat well.  Fold in whipped topping.  Spoon mixture into graham crust.

Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.  Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving.

YIELD:  6-8 servings

Now for the little tip:  instead of using a graham cracker crust, use pretzels!

The saltiness of the crust mimics a lime margarita and it tastes SO good.  Here’s how you make a pretzel pie crust:

1-1/2 cups pretzel crumbs

4 Tblsp. melted butter

2 Tblsp. sugar

Just combine all of the ingredients and shape them in a 9-inch pie pan.  I like my pretzel crumbs a little coarse with bu pretzel chunks, but you can make them fine.  It would certainly be more tidy if you use fine crumbs.

I will get photos of the finished pie for you tomorrow as it is sitting in my freezer right now setting up.  I have a very special menu for tomorrow and I hope that everybody celebrates!  Enjoy everybody and I’ll be sure to let you know if this pie recipe is a keeper!

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