Bubbas Tiny Chocolate Key Lime Pies Recipes

BUBBA'S KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
• For the crust, combine ingredients and pat down into a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 5-10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, beat 2 egg yolks. Add condensed milk, key lime juice and zest. Blend together.
• Pour filling in crust and bake for 15 minutes.
• Refrigerate pie overnight before serving to let set.
• To make sweetened whipped cream, slowly add sugar to heavy cream while beating, taking speed up as the mixture thickens.

MINI KEY LIME PIES WITH CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH CRUST

Steps:

• To make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a food processor, pulse together the cereal, butter and brown sugar until crumbly. Pack about 1/4 cup of the crust mixture into each of six 5-inch mini pie plates and place on a baking sheet. Bake until the crusts are lightly toasted, about 10 minutes.
• To make the filling: While the crusts bake, whisk together the condensed milk, sour cream, lime zest and lime juice in a bowl. As soon as the crusts come out of the oven, carefully pour in the filling (about 1/2 cup in each) and place them back in the oven. Bake until the filling starts to set, about 10 minutes. Carefully remove the pies from the oven and let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled all the way through, at least 1 hour, though overnight is best.
• To make the whipped cream: Combine the heavy cream, confectioners? sugar, vanilla and lime zest in a bowl and beat with a whisk or an electric mixer until the heavy cream forms soft peaks when the whisk is lifted out of the bowl, about 4 minutes. (Or use a stand mixer with the whisk attachment?this will make things go much faster, so watch it carefully.) Spoon the whipped cream on top of the pies and top with more lime zest.

BUBBA'S TINY CHOCOLATE KEY LIME PIES

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In a medium bowl whip the cream and sugar together until soft peaks form.

WHITE CHOCOLATE KEY LIME BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and press into a 9 by 13 baking dish lined with aluminum foil that extends 2 inches beyond the short end of the pan. Bake for 8 to10 minutes, remove from oven. Then reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• Whisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl. Pour the filling over the prepared crust. Bake until the filling is almost set, about 20 to 22 minutes. Cool the bars completely in the pan set on a wire rack. Refrigerate the bars for at least 2 hours, until chilled.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the milk and cream to a gentle boil. Add the chopped chocolate and let stand for 30 seconds to melt the chocolate. Whisk the mixture until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Set the topping aside to cool to room temperature for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cool. Pour the cooled white chocolate topping over the chilled bars and, using a small, offset metal spatula, spread it into an even layer. Freeze the bars in the pan for at least 1 hour before cutting.
• Ginger Mint Syrup: 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger 1 tablespoon ginger liqueur, such as Canton 1/4 cup packed mint leaves
• In a small saucepan, combine the water, sugar, and candied ginger and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Continue to boil until the syrup is reduced to about 1/3 cup. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger liqueur and pour the syrup into a blender. Add the mint leaves and blend until the mint is finely chopped. Transfer the syrup to a squeeze bottle and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
• Garnish with: Mint sprigs Sweetened whipped cream White chocolate curls Candied lime peels Ginger syrup Chopped and toasted macadamia nuts

UNCLE BUBBA'S KEY LIME PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325, Lightly grease a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and almonds. Pour in melted clarified butter (gently heat butter until melted. Once butter has separated, use a spoon to remove white foam from the top. Carefully pour off golden liquid, leaving behind milky solids without mixing back into butter. Discard solids. About three fourths of the original amount will remain. Clarified butter is ready to use)and mix well. Gently press in bottom and up sides of prepared pie plate. In a medium bowl, combine condensed milk, egg yolks, store bought juice, zest, fresh key lime juice and vanilla extract; stirring to mix well. Evenly spoon mixture into pie crust. Bake for 30 mins. or until set. Let stand at room temperature for 30 mins. Refrigerate until ready to serve.