Cashew Crusted Key Lime Pie with a Whipped Cream Fruit Coulis
- 2 cups very finely chopped cashews
- 1 cup finely ground graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup plus 2 ounces sugar
- 3/4 cup melted butter
- 3 cups sweetened condensed milk
- 9 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups Key lime juice
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 orange, zested
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease a 9-inch pie pan and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together the cashews, graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar, and the melted butter (you may choose to process the cashews and graham crackers in a food processor to finely grind them).
- Press crumb mixture into the bottom and sides or pie pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks until smooth, mixing either by hand or with an electric mixer.
- Slowly add the Key lime juice and mix to incorporate.
- Pour into the unbaked crust and bake for 50 minutes or until center is set.
- Cool pie to room temperature; then refrigerate for several hours.
- When pie is cool, make the whipped topping.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream, orange zest, and remaining 2 ounces of sugar until it has reached the consistency of whipped cream.
- Spread whipped topping evenly over the cooled pie.
- The pie can be served immediately or allowed to set before serving.
cashews, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter, condensed milk, egg yolks, lime juice, heavy cream, orange
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cashew-crusted-key-lime-pie-with-a-whipped-cream-fruit-coulis-recipe.html (may not work)