LIME PIE

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I looked through every lime pie recipe listed here, and can't find one similar, so decided to post this. My mom won first place in the cream pie category at a cook off in their retirement community in Texas. I think the cream cheese gives it just that bit of difference.

Provided by kstrating

Categories Pie

Time 45m

Yield 1 pie

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons cold butter, cut in pieces
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons lime juice
1 lime, zest of
8 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons lime zest
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
lime curd, made from recipe above
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted

Steps:

Lime curd: Cook over medium heat: the sugar, butter, eggs, & lime juice, whisking until a mark holds (about 12 - 15 minutes). Stir in the zest & cool. Can be made up to one week ahead, kept in covered container.
Crust: Mix crumbs, butter & sugar well. Pat into a 9 inch pie pan. Refrigerate until firm.
Pie filling: Beat together: cream cheese, lime curd, lime zest, & lime juice. Whip the cream and powdered sugar. Fold 1/4 of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture & then fold in the rest. Put into graham crust & chill.
Garnish with whipped cream & lime slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4801.6, Fat 367.9, SaturatedFat 222.5, Cholesterol 1568.7, Sodium 2283.7, Carbohydrate 351, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 277.8, Protein 48.1

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