Skill required: If you can read, you can make this.
1-3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1-1/2 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
4 limes
1 14-ounce can (@ 1-1/4 cups) sweetened condensed milk
1-1/4 cups heavy cream, 3/4 cup more, if desired, for decorating
1 one-ounce square bittersweet chocolate
1. In a mixing bowl, combine cracker crumbs, cocoa and butter.
2. Press into a 9-inch springform pan, covering bottom and pushing crumbs about 3/4-inch up side of pan. (If you don't have a springform pan... it's about time you bought one.)
3. Refrigerate until needed.
4. Finely grate 2 tablespoons zest from limes and set aside. (Zest = grated rind)
5. Squeeze juice from limes (about 3/4 cup) and set aside.
6. In a mixing bowl, combine condensed milk, 1-1/4 cups heavy cream and lime zest and juice.
7. Spoon into chilled crust, leaving a border visible around edge and smoothing top. Chill for at least two hours or overnight.
8. To serve, remove side of springform pan. Whisk remaining 3/4 cup, cream until thick.
9. Pipe rosettes of cream around edge of pie to create a border. (If you don't know how to do this, drop dollops of cream around the edge; the taste is the same.)
10.Grate a light dusting of chocolate on top. (A heavy dusting is good, too.)
11.Serve immediately; pie will soften it left at room temperature.
Yields: 6 -8 servings.
Substitutions:
- Ready-made graham cracker pie crust is okay for your neighbors but home-made is so-o-o much better.
- For those who think a calorie saved means you can eat more... there is fat-free condensed milk available in grocery stores.
Commentary:
This is a difficult dessert to prepare... because it's very tempting to nibble as your make it and then... you have to start over because you ate all the ingredients. Trust me - been there, done that. If you can get Key limes - limes grown in the Florida keys - the pie is even better. This dessert is perfect after a heavy meal... or fish... and with liquor-flavored coffee, a real winner. If your company tends to love sweets... you won't have leftovers. Make TWO pies to ensure you'll have enough for breakfast the next morning after your significant other has left for work and you can stuff your mouth without interruption.
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