Key Lime Tart
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Key limes are golf-ball size citrus fruits with thin skins and plenty of juice. They add the telltale zing to this easy tart recipe.


Key Lime Tart

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Servings: Makes 8 slices
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins
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Ingredients
  • 1 recipe
    Baked Pastry Tart Shell
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  • 4 
    egg yolks
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  • 1 14-ounce can (11/4 cups)
    sweetened condensed milk
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  • 1 teaspoon
    finely shredded lime peel
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  • 1/2 cup
    lime juice (10 to 12 Key limes or 4 to 6 Persian limes) or bottled Key lime juice
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    Few drops green food coloring (optional)
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    Sweetened Whipped Cream
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Directions
1.
Prepare Baked Pastry Tart Shell; set aside.
2.
For filling, in a medium bowl beat egg yolks with a wire whisk or fork. Gradually whisk or stir in sweetened condensed milk; add lime peel, lime juice, and, if desired, food coloring. Mix well (mixture will thicken slightly).
3.
Spoon thickened filling into Baked Pastry Tart Shell. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Chill 2 to 3 hours before serving; cover for longer storage.
4.
To serve, cut tart into wedges. Pipe Sweetened Whipped Cream onto each wedge.
5.
Makes 8 slices
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 330, Total Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Monounsaturated Fat 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 119 mg, Sodium 141 mg, Carbohydrate 42 g, Total Sugar 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 7 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 14%, Calcium 16%, Iron 7%. Exchanges: Starch 1, Other Carbohydrate 2, Fat 2.5. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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