Cool and Creamy Lime Desert
Melissa
ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 Cup All-purpose flour
- 1/2 Cup firm butter or margarine
- 1/2 Finely chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 Tbs grated lime peel
- Filling
- 1 Can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1/2 Cup Key Lime juice, or regular lime juice
- 2 Tsp grated lime peel, if desired
- 2 Cups whipping cream
- Few drops green food color, if desired
directions
- 1
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place flour in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through flour in opposite directions), until evenly mixed. Stir in walnuts and t tsp lime peel. Press evenly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch square pan.
- 2
2. Bake about 15 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- 3
3. In medium bowl, mix condensed milk, lime juice and 2 tsp lime peel; set aside. In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream and food color with electric mixer on high speed until stiff.
- 4
4. Fold lime mixture into whipped cream just until blended. Pour over crust. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled but no longer than 48 hours. Store covered in refrigerator.
Source: Melissa
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