Ingredients
Crust:
- 2 cups crushed graham crackers
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
Filling:
- 6 tablespoons fresh key lime juice
- 1 1/4 ounces (1 envelope) package unflavored gelatin
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 10 (1-ounce) squares white chocolate, chopped
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lime zest
- 1 1/2 ounces white chocolate, grated or shaved into curls, for garnish
- Candied Lime Peel, for garnish, recipe follows
Directions
Crust:
Mix together the cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter. Press the mixture into the bottom and 1-inch up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Filling:
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the lime juice. Whisk in the gelatin and 1/2 cup of the heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Remove the pan from the heat. Add 10 ounces of white chocolate and stir until smooth. Allow to cool.
Using an electric mixer, blend together the cream cheese, sugar and lime zest in a medium bowl, until smooth. Slowly beat in the cooled white chocolate mixture into cream cheese mixture.
Using clean, dry beaters, beat the remaining 2-cups heavy cream in a small bowl, until it forms soft peaks. Fold it into the white chocolate mixture and pour into the pie crust. Cover and freeze overnight.
Remove from freezer and run a sharp knife around inside of springform pan to help loosen the pie. Release springform ring from the bottom of the pan and transfer the pie to a serving plate. Grate or curl the white chocolate over the top and garnish with candied lime peel. Cut into wedges with a knife that has been dipped into hot water and serve.
Candied Lime Peels:
- 4 limes, peels removed and sliced into strips
- 2 cups sugar, plus more for rolling
- 2 cups water
Bring a medium-sized saucepan of water to a boil over medium heat. Add the peels in and blanch them for a few minutes. Set aside.
Put the peels in another medium saucepan and cover with equal parts of sugar and water. Simmer, covered, over low heat for 1 hour. Remove the peels and drain until almost dry. Roll into sugar and set aside.
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By landlockedsmwl
on April 25, 2012
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This mousse doesn't taste like key lime at all! I more than tripled the amount of key lime juice AND used key lime zest, and white chocolate was still the predominant flavor. If you're looking for a white chocolate mousse pie with only a hint of key lime flavor, this is for you. I won't be making it again, though.
By mscater2u
Arlington, TX
on April 23, 2012
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This recipe was deelish!!! I will definitely make this again.
By feed7968me
on April 06, 2012
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This pie was fabulous, I won first place at the family picnic with it. It was a real big crowd pleaser.
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