Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Before I break into the saga that brings me to the Key Lime Pie Shooter recipe, Happy Fathers Day weekend! This goes out to all the great dads, step dads, soon to be dads and “acting” dads out there. A special nod to my husband who is an awesome father! Our daughter thinks the world of him, they’re my two trouble makers, lol. And a nod to my own dad!
Back in the mid 80’s, hard to believe that’s about 30 years ago, my aunt made an awesome key lime pie. It didn’t look like your average key lime pie, it stood a bit higher, was fluffy and lighter in color. The flavor was awesome! I remember as a kid wanting a second, third and fourth slice. Luckily my mom got the recipe and has been making it ever since. The recipe was written out on a old school recipe card, the kind no one really uses anymore and it even had a line for “From the kitchen of…”. My closest thing to a recipe card is a pile of printed off recipes from the internet. On cleaning day I make the pile neat and tidy and they usually get put in a cupboard until further notice.
Years later I asked my mom where the recipe came from, thinking it was from a restaurant in the Florida Keys, she told me my aunt got it from a flyer at Publix grocery store. Thats right it was a recipe to promote the sale of everyday items. Here I thought it as going to be a fancy cook book or some fun story. At this point I still didn’t know what the pie was made of, the center was thick, creamy and rich but you always puckered just the right amount from the ever present fresh key lime juice and it was all topped off with whipped cream and held by a graham cracker crust. At this point I had to know and I asked, what are the ingredients? I about hit the floor when she told me. I had a mix of emotions, part of me was sooo excited about how easy and accessible the pie really is. But there was a little part of me that was hoping for something more complex to explain how great this pie is. With out further waiting, see below, I’m showing you the actual recipe card. Can you believe it? Its so simple. Since learning this I have seen similar recipes but still not this one exactly unless I missed it.
Key Lime Pie Shooters
They are all sooooo delicious……..wish I had the recipe for each and ever one of their shooter desserts.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Back in the mid 80’s, hard to believe that’s about 30 years ago, my aunt made an awesome key lime pie. It didn’t look like your average key lime pie, it stood a bit higher, was fluffy and lighter in color. The flavor was awesome! I remember as a kid wanting a second, third and fourth slice. Luckily my mom got the recipe and has been making it ever since. The recipe was written out on a old school recipe card, the kind no one really uses anymore and it even had a line for “From the kitchen of…”. My closest thing to a recipe card is a pile of printed off recipes from the internet. On cleaning day I make the pile neat and tidy and they usually get put in a cupboard until further notice.
Years later I asked my mom where the recipe came from, thinking it was from a restaurant in the Florida Keys, she told me my aunt got it from a flyer at Publix grocery store. Thats right it was a recipe to promote the sale of everyday items. Here I thought it as going to be a fancy cook book or some fun story. At this point I still didn’t know what the pie was made of, the center was thick, creamy and rich but you always puckered just the right amount from the ever present fresh key lime juice and it was all topped off with whipped cream and held by a graham cracker crust. At this point I had to know and I asked, what are the ingredients? I about hit the floor when she told me. I had a mix of emotions, part of me was sooo excited about how easy and accessible the pie really is. But there was a little part of me that was hoping for something more complex to explain how great this pie is. With out further waiting, see below, I’m showing you the actual recipe card. Can you believe it? Its so simple. Since learning this I have seen similar recipes but still not this one exactly unless I missed it.
Key Lime Pie Shooters
They are all sooooo delicious……..wish I had the recipe for each and ever one of their shooter desserts.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- The juice of 3-4 key limes, or more if you like it extra tart
- 1 Tbs butter, melted
- Whipped cream, optional for serving
- 1 8 oz packaged cream cheese, softened
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 whole graham crackers, crushed into crumbs
Instructions
- In a stand mixer beat the cream cheese on high until smooth. Reduced speed to low and slowly pour in sweetened condensed milk and beat on low speed until completely incorporated.
- Roll limes on a clean cutting board to loosen juice and cut, squeezing directly into the mixing bowl. Beat on low speed until completely incorporated.
- Pulse graham crackers in food processor until fine crumbs and drizzle in 1 Tbs butter melted pulsing until you have a mixture that resembles wet sand.
- Add a layer of graham cracker crumbs to the bottom of your desired glass (the amount needed depends on the size of your glass), spoon the key lime pie filling on top and repeat with another layer of graham cracker crumbs and pie filling.
- Top with whipped cream and a lime wedge for serving if desired.
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