How To Make Macadamia Key Lime Pie
This delightfully sweet and refreshing key lime pie needs no baking! It’s packed with the goodness of macadamia nuts, plus a creamy key lime for filling!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupshortbread cookies,crushed
- ½cupmacadamia nuts,finely chopped
- ¼cupsugar
- ⅓cupbutter,melted
For Filling:
- 8ozcream cheese,(1 package), softened
- 14ozsweetened condensed milk,(1 can)
- ½cupkey lime juice,or lime juice
- 1cupheavy whipping cream
- ¼cupmacadamia nuts,coarsely chopped
- lime peel,optional
Instructions
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In a small bowl, mix the cookie crumbs, macadamia nuts, and sugar. Stir in the melted butter.
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Press into the bottom and the sides of a greased 9-inch pie plate.
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Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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In a large bowl or mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the milk and lime juice until blended.
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Transfer to the crust. Refrigerate covered for at least 4 hours.
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In a small bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form. Spoon or pipe on top of the pie.
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Top with the macadamia nuts and lime peel, then serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 647.63kcal
- Fat: 47.48g
- Saturated Fat: 23.04g
- Trans Fat: 0.45g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 17.55g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.13g
- Carbohydrates: 50.99g
- Fiber: 1.40g
- Sugar: 40.13g
- Protein: 8.43g
- Cholesterol: 109.15mg
- Sodium: 250.42mg
- Calcium: 205.75mg
- Potassium: 329.42mg
- Iron: 1.29mg
- Vitamin A: 327.74µg
- Vitamin C: 6.16mg
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