Key Lime Cups Recipes

KEY LIME MOUSSE CUPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, milk and juice until smooth; fold in whipped cream. Pipe into tart shells. Garnish with raspberries and lime wedges if desired. Serve immediately.

KEY LIME PIE CUPS

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar until blended.
• Grate zest, then squeeze juice from 3 limes. Reserve remaining lime for later use.
• Beat cream cheese, milk, lime zest, lime juice and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP.
• Reserve 1 Tbsp. graham crumb mixture for later use; spoon remaining crumb mixture evenly into 10 (4-oz.) glass jars. Top with layers of cream cheese mixture and remaining COOL WHIP. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Cut remaining lime into 10 wedges; use to garnish desserts just before serving.

KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with cooking spray.
• Mix cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons lime zest, lime juice, and food coloring; mix well. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack.
• Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 2 tablespoons lime zest and vanilla extract to creamed butter mixture; mix well. Mix confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, into creamed butter mixture until frosting is smooth; chill in refrigerator until frosting is thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Spread frosting onto each cupcake and top with sprinkles.