Cool and Creamy Key Lime Dessert

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firm butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
• Filling:
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
• 1/2 cup Key lime juice or regular lime juice
• 2 teaspoons grated lime peel, if desired
• 2 cups whipping cream
• Few drops green food color, if desired

Details

Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°. Place flour in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through flour in opposite directions), until evenly mixed. Stir in walnuts and 1 teaspoon lime peel. Press evenly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch square pan.

2 Bake about 15 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

3 In medium bowl, mix condensed milk, lime juice and 2 teaspoons lime peel; set aside. In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream and food color with electric mixer on high speed until stiff.
4 Fold lime mixture into whipped cream just until blended. Pour over crust. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled but no longer than 48 hours. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips:

Garnish each serving with a dollop of whipped cream sprinkled with chopped walnuts.

1 Serving: Calories 490