KEY LIME PIE - ICE BOX

KEY LIME PIE - ICE BOX image

Yield 6-8 Pieces

Number Of Ingredients 13

Crust
8 Gramham Crackers
2 Tbls Sugar
5 Tbls melted butter
Lime Filling
1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Tbls Fresh Lime Zest
8 oz Cream Cheese (Bar)
14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 Pkg Instant Vanilla Pudding mix ~ 1/2 cup
1 Cup Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice ~6 - 8 Limes NOTE: Use regular Limes - Flavor is not compromised
1 1/4 Teas Gelatin
1 Teas Vanilla Extract

Steps:

Crust - Preheat oven to 350 Degrees - Process Graham Crackers and Sugar until fine - Add Melted butter continuing to process until uniform, damp and will clump with your fingers. - Place into 9-inch pie plate & spread with your fingers - Pat into plate with 1/2 cup measuring cup. Work around to spread. Use outside edge of cup to work in to plate edge and thumb to hold around top edge of plate - Bake at 350 Degrees 12 - 14 minutes on middle rack until golden brown. _____________________________ Lime Filling - Process sugar and Lime Zest for 30 seconds - Add Cream Cheese and Process 30 seconds - Add Condensed milk and Instant pudding - Process 30 seconds. - To add Lime Juice --- Place 2 Tbls in Small prep bowl and spinkle gelatin and stir to desolve then microwave for 15 seconds on high. - Add this small mixture while process then: - Add remaining lime juice to mixture continuing to process. - Add vanilla while processing - Pour filling into crust and refigerate for 3 hours. Pie can be stored up to 3 days if covered with plastic wrap. Be Fearless!