Key Lime Pie Cake Bites Recipe 425

MINI KEY LIME PIE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F
• Spray a 24 count mini muffin tin thoroughly with non-stick cooking spray
• In a mixing bowl, combine crushed graham crackers and melted butter and stir
• Scoop a small spoonful of crumbs into each muffin tin, pressing down until firm with your fingers
• Bake for 8-9 minutes
• In a separate bow, beat cream cheese, egg, sugar, key lime juice + zest and vanilla with a mixer until well combined
• Fill the remainder of the muffin tins with cream cheese mixture and bake for 20-23 minutes
• Remove from oven and carefully run a butter knife around the edges of each pie so that they do not stick
• Remove from muffin tin and allow to cool
• Top each key lime pie with cool whip, graham cracker crumbs and a lime slice and serve chilled
• Enjoy!

MINI KEY LIME PIE BITES

Steps:

• Mix 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs with 1/3 cup sugar, 6 Tablespoons cooled melted butter and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt.
• Line muffin tin with paper or foil muffin cups. Press graham cracker mix into the bottom of the cups. Press with fingers or use the back of a ¼ teaspoon for the mini bites or a thin drinking glass for the regular size muffin tin.
• Bake crust for 5 minutes mini or 8 minutes regular size. Remove from oven and let cool.
• While the crust is cooking, in large bowl mix ½ cup key lime juice, 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk, 3 egg yolks, 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) and 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice (optional). Whisk well, digging to the bottom of the bowl to make sure the custard is fully mixed and smooth.
• Fill each muffin cup ¾ full. You'll get 24 mini muffins and 12 regular size. You may have some crust and filling left over.
• Pop in preheated 350 degree oven for 12 minutes for mini and 16 minutes for regular size. The key lime pie bites should jiggle a little in the middle but be solid. Similar to pudding or cheesecake. It will not brown.

INDIVIDUAL KEY LIME PIES

Steps:

• For the lime curd: Combine the lime juice, sugar and butter in a medium saucepan and cook on a low flame until the butter melts. Beat the eggs, add to the saucepan and stir until combined. Bring to a simmer. Stir constantly and cook until the mixture is a thick and creamy consistency, 5 to7 minutes. Pass through a mesh strainer. Chill for 2 hours in the fridge.
• For the crust: Add the sugar and graham crackers to a food processor. Pour in the melted butter and pulse to combine.
• For the topping: Whip the cream with the sugar until stiff.
• To assemble, layer the crumb mixture into the bottom of a serving cup, followed by the lime curd. Top with the whipped cream mixture and garnish with lime zest.

KEY LIME PIE CAKE BITES RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Mix together cake mix, lime zest, key lime juice, half and half and eggs. Batter will be thicker. Pour batter into a greased 9×13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 28-32 minutes, until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Crumble cake into small, even pieces, placing crumbs in a large bowl. Add the following ingredients: ¼ cup Lime Butter Cream Frosting (recipe below) ½ cup sweetened condensed milk 2 tbsp. grated lime zest With the back of a spoon, mix together cake crumbles with ingredients until a thick "dough" consistency forms, making it easy to shape into a cake bite. Shape cake bites, evenly sized and cool for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator, or 20 minutes in the freezer. Dip into white melting chocolate. Top with crushed graham crackers. Lime Butter Cream Frosting (makes approx. 3 cups of frosting) 8 tbsp. (1 stick) butter, room temperature 3 ¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted 3-4 tbsp. milk or cream 2 tsp. lime extract or lime juice 2 tbsp. lime zest Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer before adding the sugar or you will have a large mess to clean up. Add the sugar, 3 tablespoons milk (cream) and lime extract or juice and lime zest. Beat frosting starting on slow increasing your speed until frosting is nice and creamy. Add up to 1 or more tablespoons of milk (cream) if frosting to too thick.

KEY LIME BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in lime juice and zest. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts., Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. , Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients. Dip cookies in icing; allow excess to drip off. Place on a wire rack; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

LIME CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat, about 3 minutes.
• Place vanilla wafers in a food processor; blend until crumbly but not powdery. Pour into a bowl; add the melted butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and butter flavoring. Mix with a fork; let set until crumbs soften, about 2 minutes. Tightly pack pinches of the crumb mixture over the bottoms of the muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until starting to brown, about 4 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (163 degrees C). Let crusts cool.
• Mix cream cheese, condensed milk, and egg yolks together in a bowl using a fork until smooth. Let set, about 1 minute. Juice 2 limes into the mixture. Peel the green rind off the third lime; zest the white rind into the mixture. Juice the lime into the mixture. Mix until smooth.
• Whip the egg whites in a bowl using clean beaters until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and cream of tartar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Fold cream cheese-lime mixture into the whipped egg whites gently with a flat spatula until thoroughly blended. Spoon into the crusts; fill muffin cups to the rim.
• Bake in the hot oven until edges start to brown, 13 to 14 minutes. Let cool, at least 15 minutes.