Bubba's Tiny Chocolate Key Lime Pies |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 30 |
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks butter, melted, plus more for greasing pans |
2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk |
1/4 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice or juice of regular limes |
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten |
2 key limes or 1 regular lime, zest finely grated |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
pinch salt |
whipped cream, for garnish, recipe follows |
milk chocolate curls, for garnish |
1 cup heavy cream |
1/4 cup confectioners sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly brush 30 cups of mini-muffin pans with melted butter. Fill the unused cups halfway up with water.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, melted butter, and sugar. Press about 1 tablespoon of the cookie mixture into each mini-muffin cup, making sure there are no cracks. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the condensed milk, key lime juice, egg yolks, lime zest, vanilla extract and salt. Spoon 1 even tablespoon of filling into each warm crust. Bake the pies until the filling is set, about 12 minutes.
4. Transfer the muffin pans to a cooling rack and let stand for 20 minutes at room temperature. Use a small offset spatula or butter knife to carefully unmold the pies from the pans. When the pies are completely cool, top each with a dollop of whipped cream and decorate with a milk chocolate curl. Store untopped pies, wrapped or in an airtight container, in the refrigerator.
5. Paulas Sweetened Whipped Cream:
6. In a medium bowl whip the cream and sugar together until soft peaks form.
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