Lee Schrager's White Chocolate Key Lime Pie
INGREDIENTS:
White Chocolate Key Lime Pie Filling:
8 oz package cream cheese, softened
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
3 oz white chocolate, melted
1 tsp lime zest
¾ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tbsp confectioner’s sugar
White chocolate curls (for garnish)
Graham Cracker Crust:
10 graham crackers ground
5 tbsp butter, melted
3 tbsp light brown sugar, packed
DIRECTIONS:
Puree cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk in a food processor (fitted with a metal blade) until smooth. Add melted white chocolate and lime juice and pulse until smooth. Stir in lime zest.
Meanwhile, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Press crumb mixture into a greased 9-inch pie plate, covering bottom and sides. Chill crust until firm. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake crust for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool.
Place filling into cooled pie shell and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until firm.
Using an electric mixer, whip cream and confectioner’s sugar, until stiff peaks form. Spread whipped cream over pie and garnish with white chocolate curls.