Description
These Mini Key Lime Pies have a taste of lime in every bit and a creamy texture from the cream cheese in the filling.
Ingredients
Scale
Graham Cracker Crust:
- 1 1/2 cup of graham cracker crumbs
- 6 Tablespoons of butter, melted
- 1 tsp. lime zest
- 2 Tablespoons of sugar
Key Lime Cream Cheese Filling:
- 2 oz. of cream cheese, softened
- 1 Tablespoon of lime zest
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
- 1 can of {14oz.} of low fat sweetened condensed milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup of key lime juice {or lime}
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º.
- In a small bowl mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter, and lime zest. Mix until completely combined.
- Place cupcake liners in cupcake tins.
- Add 2 Tablespoons of the graham cracker mixture and press down in each cupcake liner.
- Bake for 8 minutes, remove from oven, and let completely cool.
- In a stand mixer, combine softened cream cheese, salt, and lime zest. Mix until combined.
- Add low fat sweetened condensed milk and mix until incorporated and no lumps of cream cheese remain.
- Mix in egg yolk and key lime juice until incorporated.
- Pour mixture into cooled graham cracker cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 350º.
- Remove from oven and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.. Top with fresh lime zest. Serve.
Notes
{Filling recipe by Christine’s Cuisine}
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 151 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg
