Thursday, October 7, 2010

Key Lime Pie Cheesecake

Yield: 1 pie

Crust
2 cups of graham cracker (crushed into crumbs)
1/2 cup of melted butter
1/3 cup of sugar

Combine all three ingredients and press firmly in a lightly greased (cooking spray) nine-inch pie dish.  Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.  Let the crust cool while you make the key lime pie cheese cake filling.

Key Lime Pie Cheesecake
1 (8 oz.) package of softened cream cheese
1 (14 oz.) can of sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 oz.) container of frozen whipped topping
1 cup fresh lime juice (about five limes)
Lime slices and mint for garnish

In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and whipping topping.  Stir in the lime juice until well blended and mixture is thick and smooth.  Immediately pour lime filling into cool pie shell.  Chill for at least two hours.  Garnish with mint and fresh lime slices.  Enjoy!

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