Chocolate Lime Pie
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
- 6 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 4 limes
- 1 14-ounce can (about 1 1/4 cups) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream, 3/4 cup more, if desired, for decorating
- 1 one-ounce square bittersweet chocolate
- In a mixing bowl, combine cracker crumbs, cocoa and butter.
- Press into a 9-inch springform pan, covering bottom and pushing crumbs about 3/4 inch up side of pan.
- Refrigerate until needed.
- Finely grate 2 tablespoons zest from limes and set aside.
- Squeeze juice from limes (there should be about 3/4 cup) and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine condensed milk, 1 1/4 cups heavy cream and lime zest and juice.
- Whisk until thick enough to hold peaks.
- Spoon into chilled crust, leaving a border visible around edge, and smoothing top.
- Chill for at least two hours or overnight.
- To serve, remove side of springform pan.
- If desired, whisk remaining 3/4 cup cream until thick.
- Pipe rosettes of cream around edge of pie to create a border.
- Grate a light dusting of chocolate on top.
- Serve immediately; pie will soften if left at room temperature.
graham cracker crumbs, cocoa, butter, limes, condensed milk, heavy cream, chocolate
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10077 (may not work)