A nutty crust complements the cool and creamy citrus filling in this marvelous, make-ahead dessert.
Cool and Creamy Key Lime Dessert
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 2 hr 55 min
- Servings 9
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup firm butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
Filling
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1/2 cup Key lime juice or regular lime juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lime peel, if desired
- 2 cups whipping cream
- Few drops green food color, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place flour in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through flour in opposite directions), until evenly mixed. Stir in walnuts and 1 teaspoon lime peel. Press evenly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch square pan.
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Step2Bake about 15 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step3In medium bowl, mix condensed milk, lime juice and 2 teaspoons lime peel; set aside. In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream and food color with electric mixer on high speed until stiff.
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Step4Fold lime mixture into whipped cream just until blended. Pour over crust. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled but no longer than 48 hours. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
490
Calories
35g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
38g
Total Carbohydrate
25g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 490
- Calories from Fat
- 310
- Total Fat
- 35g
- 54%
- Saturated Fat
- 20g
- 98%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- 34%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 280mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 38g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 25g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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