Americana Key Lime Pie
Americana Key Lime Pie recipe
Yield
8 servingsPrep
30 minCook
0 minReady
30 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon |
gelatin, unflavored
(1 env.) |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 4 |
egg yolks
|
*
|
|
| ½ | cup |
lime juice
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
water
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lime zest
grated |
|
|
food coloring
few drops, green |
*
|
||
| 4 |
egg whites
|
*
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
heavy whipping cream
whipped |
|
| 1 |
pie shell (9 inch)
baked |
|
|
|
pistachio nuts
chopped |
*
|
||
|
limes
for garnish, slices |
*
|
||
|
heavy whipping cream
whipped, to top |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ml |
gelatin, unflavored
(1 env.) |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 4 | each |
egg yolks
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
lime juice
|
|
| 59 | ml |
water
|
|
| 5 | ml |
lime zest
grated |
|
| 1 | x |
food coloring
few drops, green |
*
|
| 4 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
whipped |
|
| 1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
baked |
|
| 1 | x |
pistachio nuts
chopped |
*
|
| 1 | x |
limes
for garnish, slices |
*
|
| 1 | x |
heavy whipping cream
whipped, to top |
*
|
Directions
Thoroughly mix gelatin, ½ cup sugar, and salt in saucepan.
Beat together egg yolks, lime juice, and water; stir into gelatin mixture.
Cook and stir over medium heat just until mixture comes to boiling.
Remove from heat; stir in grated peel. Add food coloring sparingly to tint pale green.
Chill, stirring occasionally, until the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually add ½ cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks. Fold gelatin mixture into egg whites.
Fold in whipped cream. Pile into cooled baked pastry shell.
Chill until firm.
Spread with more whipped cream; edge with grated lime peel.
Sprinkle chopped pistachio nuts in center.
Garnish with thinly sliced lime placed in whipped cream mounds around edge of pie.
