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Key Lime Pie  

Key Lime Pie is my go-to dessert for family cook outs. It’s simple and easy to make. Just a few ingredients and your family will be indulging on this tangy, delicious dessert. My favorite part is the crust, using Kelapo’s Ghee gives a perfect sweet and salty ratio everybody loves.  Ingredients:  Crust: Finely Crushed Graham Cracker Crumbs (1 ½ cups) *12 whole graham crackers Light Brown Sugar (⅓ cup *packed) Kelapo Ghee *Melted (4 tablespoons)  Pie Filling: Sweetened Condensed Milk (28 oz.) Plain Greek Yogurt *2% or Whole Milk (1 cup) Grated Lime Zest (1 tablespoon) Fresh Lime Juice (¾ cup)  Toppings: Cold Heavy Cream (1 cup) Confectioners’ Sugar (2 tablespoons) Grated Lime Zest (1 teaspoon) Thin Lime Slices (8-10 slices)  Instructions:  Crust: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a fork, combine […]

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Coconut Keylime Pie with hand picked limes

It’s not uncommon at all for Floridians to have random citrus trees growing haphazardly on their properties. We have a lime tree in our backyard.  My mom has an orange tree and had a grapefruit tree at one time too.  The other day we picked about 10 limes from the tree and my boyfriend requested that I make him a real keylime pie.  Technically, these limes aren’t of the keylime variety, but I still used them for my pie.  How else do you make good use of so many limes all at one time? I combined two gourmet recipes together for […]

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