Individual Key Lime Cheesecakes

Name: Individual Key Lime Cheesecakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 larges egg yolks; 1 teaspoons unflavored gelatin; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 59 milliliters fresh lime juice; 2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest; 177 milliliters sour cream; 118 milliliters sugar

For 75 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 262 calories, 4g of protein, and 19g of fat each. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of cream cheese, lime zest, gelatin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Oil six 6-oz. ramekins.

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Pour 2 Tbsp. cold water into a small bowl.

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Water

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Bowl

Sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand until softened, about 10 minutes.

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Gelatin

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Place bowl into a larger bowl of hot water and stir until gelatin has dissolved and liquid is clear.

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Blend sugar and zest in a food processor until zest is finely ground.

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Sugar

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Whisk together lime juice, sugar mixture and yolks in a saucepan. Cook, whisking, over medium-low heat for about 3 minutes to dissolve sugar.

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Lime Juice

Sugar

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

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Remove from heat and whisk in gelatin. Cool to room temperature, whisking often.

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Gelatin

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Beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.

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Sour Cream

Add heavy cream and beat on medium-high speed until mixture forms stiff peaks.

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Pour lime juice mixture through a sieve set over a bowl, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible.

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Lime Juice

Extract

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Whisk juice into cream cheese mixture and pour into ramekins.

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Juice

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Let cool to room temperature. Chill, loosely covered, at least 3 hours, until set and chilled.

To serve, dip bottoms of ramekins one at a time into a bowl of hot water for about 5 seconds, and run a small knife around edges. Invert cheesecakes onto serving plates and serve immediately.

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Dip

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