Key Lime Pie Ice Cream
Recipe from The Food Channel

This recipe combines two all-time favorites--key lime pie and ice cream--into one amazing tropical dessert creation. Lightly sweet, cool and tart, it's a wonderful dessert to savor on a warm summer night. Enjoy. It's National Ice Cream Month!


Key Lime Pie Ice Cream

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Servings: 6 servings
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Related Categories: Cool Summer, Father's Day, Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Key Lime Pie, Mother's Day
 
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Ingredients
For Graham Cracker Mixture:
  • 1 1/2  cups
    graham cracker crumbs
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  • 1/4  cup
    sugar
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  • 6  tablespoons
    unsalted butter, melted
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For Key Lime Mixture:
  • 6  extra large
    egg yolks, room temperature
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  • 1/4  cup
    sugar
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  • 1  14-ounce can
    sweetened condensed milk
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  • 4  tablespoons
    grated lime zest; divided
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  • 3/4  cup
    freshly squeezed lime juice (4-5 limes)
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  • 1 1/2  quarts
    vanilla ice cream, softened
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2.
Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter in a bowl. Press onto a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely and set aside.
3.
Beat the egg yolks and sugar on high speed with an electric mixer for 5 minutes, until thick. With the mixer on medium speed, add the condensed milk, 2 tablespoons lime zest, and lime juice.
4.
Fold the key lime mixture into the softened vanilla ice cream and freeze in an ice cream machine 30 minutes or according to ice cream machine directions.
5.
To serve spoon some graham cracker mixture into the bottom of a glass and place 5 small scoops of key lime ice cream on top. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons lime zest and the graham cracker mixture.
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