Key Lime Chiffon Pie
August 12, 2016
- 8 oz. crushed chocolate wafers or graham crackers or Oreos
- ½ cup melted butter
Filling
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 oz.
- ⅓ cup fresh lime juice – 8 key limes or 3-4 medium limes
- 1 tbls grated lime zest
- 3 eggs, separated
Crush cookies in food processor and add melted butter. Press into pie plate or springform pan and bake @ 350° for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl combine sweetened condensed milk, 3 egg yolks, lime juice and zest. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites to stiff peaks. Gently fold these together, pour into pie crust and bake @ 250° for 10 minutes.
Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Top with sweetened whip cream.
Garnish ideas: lime peel curls, sliced twisted limes, blueberries, blackberries, shaved chocolate, edible flowers, mint sprigs.