Creamy Lime Pie recipe

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
¼ cup very hot water
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
3 drops green food coloring
1 limes, zested and juiced
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust

Nutrition Info

433.6 calories
carbohydrate: 28.7 g
cholesterol: 82.7 mg
fat: 33.3 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 6.6 g
saturatedFat: 16.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 392.7 mg
sugar: 15.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Dissolve gelatin in hot water in small bowl.

  2. Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

  3. Mix Neufchatel cheese and green food coloring in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on low until smooth and even in color. Add gelatin mixture and continue mixing to incorporate. Reserve a pinch of lime zest for garnishing the fishing pie, beat lime zest and lime juice into the cheese mixture. Fold the whipped cream into the cheese mixture using a spatula, spread into the prepared pie crust. Garnish with the reserved lime zest.

  4. Cover pie loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.

Recipe Yield

1 pie

Recipe Note

This is my no-bake answer to traditional Key lime pie. It is quite rich with a more delicate lime flavor.

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