Key Lime Mousse Pie

Name: Key Lime Mousse Pie
Prep time: 1 d 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 d 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 d 1 h 35 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 114 grams (1 stick) butter, melted; 43 grams white chocolate, grated or shaved into curls, for garnish; 680 grams packages cream cheese, softened; 1 envelope 1/4 ounces package unflavored gelatin; 180 milliliters crushed graham crackers; 595 milliliters heavy cream, divided; 6 Tbsps fresh key lime juice; 2 Tbsps lime zest; 4 limes, peels removed and sliced into strips; 50 grams sugar; 200 grams sugar; 400 grams sugar, plus more for rolling; 473 milliliters water; 28 grams 10 white chocolate, chopped

Key Lime Mousse Pie requires approximately 25 hours and 35 minutes from start to finish. For $1.19 per serving, you get a dessert that serves 16. One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 562 calories. Head to the store and pick up sugar, water, chocolate, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Mix together the cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter. Press the mixture into the bottom and 1-inch up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Set aside.

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Cracker Crumbs

Butter

Sugar

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Springform Pan

Filling: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the lime juice.

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Lime Juice

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Sauce Pan

Whisk in the gelatin and 1/2 cup of the heavy cream and bring to a simmer.

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Heavy Cream

Gelatin

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Whisk

Remove the pan from the heat.

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Frying Pan

Add 10 ounces of white chocolate and stir until smooth. Allow to cool.

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White Chocolate

Using an electric mixer, blend together the cream cheese, sugar and lime zest in a medium bowl, until smooth. Slowly beat in the cooled white chocolate mixture into cream cheese mixture.

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White Chocolate

Cream Cheese

Lime Zest

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Using clean, dry beaters, beat the remaining 2-cups heavy cream in a small bowl, until it forms soft peaks. Fold it into the white chocolate mixture and pour into the pie crust. Cover and freeze overnight.

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White Chocolate

Heavy Cream

Pie Crust

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Bowl

Remove from freezer and run a sharp knife around inside of springform pan to help loosen the pie. Release springform ring from the bottom of the pan and transfer the pie to a serving plate. Grate or curl the white chocolate over the top and garnish with candied lime peel.

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White Chocolate

Lime Peel

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Springform Pan

Knife

Cut into wedges with a knife that has been dipped into hot water and serve.;

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Water

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Knife

Bring a medium-sized saucepan of water to a boil over medium heat.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add the peels in and blanch them for a few minutes. Set aside.

Put the peels in another medium saucepan and cover with equal parts of sugar and water. Simmer, covered, over low heat for 1 hour.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove the peels and drain until almost dry.

Roll into sugar and set aside.

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Sugar

Roll

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Servings:

114grams

(1 stick) butter, melted 43grams

white chocolate, grated or shaved into curls, for garnish 680grams

packages cream cheese, softened 1envelope

1/4 ounces package unflavored gelatin 180milliliters

crushed graham crackers 595milliliters

heavy cream, divided 6Tbsps

fresh key lime juice 2Tbsps

lime zest 4

limes, peels removed and sliced into strips 50grams

sugar 200grams

sugar 400grams

sugar, plus more for rolling 473milliliters

water 28grams

10 white chocolate, chopped

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