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COOL
AND CREAMY LIME DESSERT
Lime
Walnut Crust (recipe follows)
1 can (14-ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup Key lime juice or regular lime juice
2 teaspoons grated lime peel, if desired
2 cups whipped (heavy) cream
Few drops green food color, if desired
Bake
Lime Walnut Crust. Mix milk, lime juice
and lime peel; set aside. Beat whipping
cream and food color in chilled large bowl
with electric mixer on high speed until
stiff. Fold lime mixture into whipped cream
just until blended. Pour over crust.
Cover
and refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled
but no longer than 48 hours. To serve, pieces,
cut into 3 rows by 3 rows. Store covered
in refrigerator.
Makes
9 servings.
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LIME
WALNUT CRUST
1/2
cup firm butter or margarine
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
Heat
oven to 350°F. Cut butter into flour in medium
bowl, using pastry blender or criss-crossing 2
knives, until evenly mixed. Stir in walnuts and
lime peel. Press evenly on bottom of ungreased
square pan, 9 x 9 x 2 inches. Bake about 15 minutes
or until light brown. Cool completely.
1
Serving: Calories: 525 (Cal. from fat: 315), Fat:
35g (Saturated: 20g), Cholesterol: 105mg, Sodium:
170mg, Carbohydrate: 46g, Protein: 8g.
[Gold
Medal, Desserts for Spring]
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