Chilled Lime Coconut Pie With Macadamia Coconut Crust Recipes

KEY LIME-COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• For the pie: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Whisk together the yolks, zest, condensed milk, lime juice, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes. Cover and set aside at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Combine the graham crackers, coconut, and sugar in a food processor and process into fine crumbs. Add the butter and process until the mixture just comes together. Pat onto the bottom and sides of a 9-inch glass pie plate. Place on a baking sheet and bake until lightly golden brown and firm, about 10 minutes.
• Add the thickened filling to the warm crust, return to the oven, and bake the pie until the center is firm but jiggles slightly when shaken, about 15 minutes. Remove and let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Cover the surface and refrigerate until chilled and set, about 3 hours.
• For the whipped cream: Combine the whipping cream, coconut cream, sugar, and vanilla bean seeds in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whip until soft peaks form.
• To serve: Mound the coconut whipped cream on top and sprinkle with toasted coconut.

CHILLED LIME-COCONUT PIE WITH MACADAMIA-COCONUT CRUST

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Finely grind cookies and nuts in processor. Transfer to medium bowl. Mix in coconut. Add butter and stir until blended. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter metal or glass pie dish. Cover and freeze 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.) Bake until crust is golden, about 20 minutes. Cool completely.
• Make filling:
• Whisk first 4 ingredients in 4-cup measuring cup or large bowl to blend.
• Pour 3 tablespoons cold water into small metal bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand until gelatin softens, about 10 minutes. Set bowl in small saucepan of barely simmering water; whisk until gelatin dissolves, about 1 minute. Whisk into coconut mixture. Pour into crust (filling will reach top of crust). Chill until set, about 4 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)
• Beat cream and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Transfer to pastry bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe around edge of pie. Dip lime rounds into additional powdered sugar. Garnish pie with lime.

COCONUT-LIME PIE WITH COCONUT-MACADAMIA CRUST RECIPE

Steps:

• Directions 1. For the crust: In the bowl of a food processor, combine the vanilla wafers and macadamia nuts. 2. Process until finely ground. 3. Transfer to a medium bowl and mix in the coconut. 4. Add butter and stir until well blended. 5. Press onto the bottom and sides of a 9-inch glass pie pan. 6. Cover and freeze for at least 30 minutes (can be done days in advance). 7. Preheat oven to 350°F. 8. Bake about 20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown. 9. Cool thoroughly. 10. For the Filling: In a large bowl, whisk together the first four ingredients. 11. Pour 3 tablespoons cold water into a small metal bowl and sprinkle the gelatin over. 12. Let stand 10 minutes, or until the gelatin softens. 13. Set bowl over a small saucepan of barely simmering water and whisk until gelatin dissolves completely, about 1 minute. 14. Whisk into the coconut mixture and pour into the crust. 15. Chill 4 hours or until set. 16. Cover and keep refrigerated until ready to serve. 17. For the topping: Combine the cream and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar in a medium bowl. 18. Beat until stiff peaks form. 19. Spoon or pipe onto cut serving pieces. Garnish with lime zest.