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Refreshing Coconut Lime Sorbet
Dessert American

Refreshing Coconut Lime Sorbet

5.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
180 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine coconut cream, coconut water, lime juice, lime zest, and coconut extract in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap; chill in the refrigerator until flavors combine, at least 1 hour.
  2. 2 Pour coconut mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, about 1 ½ hours.

By drewface

Key Lime Pie
Dessert American

Key Lime Pie

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
5 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Combine condensed milk, key lime juice, sour cream, and lime zest in a bowl; mix well. Pour into graham cracker crust; place pie on a baking sheet.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 5 to 8 minutes, until tiny pinhole bubbles burst on the surface of the pie. The filling will be wobbly but not browned.
  4. 4 Transfer pie to a wire rack to cool, then thoroughly chill pie in the refrigerator before serving, about 1 hour. Garnish with lime slices and whipped cream, if desired.
  5. 5 Serve and enjoy!

By ANNRICHARDSON

Fresh Lime Curd
Dessert American

Fresh Lime Curd

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place sugar, lime juice, butter, and lime zest in the top of a double boiler; stir over medium-high heat until butter melts.
  2. 2 Temper eggs by mixing 2 tablespoons hot lime mixture into eggs, stir to blend.
  3. 3 Reduce heat to medium until water simmers. Slowly whisk egg mixture into the lime mixture. Cook over the double boiler until lime mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, 20 to 25 minutes.
  4. 4 Cool slightly and spoon into a clean, glass jar. Cover and refrigerate.

By Sarah

Easy Key Lime Pie II
Dessert American

Easy Key Lime Pie II

4.5

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (125 degrees C).
  2. 2 In a large glass or metal bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
  3. 3 In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks, then stir in condensed milk, lime rind, and lime juice. Mix well, then fold mixture into beaten egg whites. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust.
  4. 4 Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Chill before serving. Garnish with whipped topping if desired.

By Carolyn

Mojito Sorbet
Dessert American

Mojito Sorbet

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat the water, sugar, and mint leaves in a saucepan over medium heat, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes to extract the mint flavor. Set the mixture aside to cool, and strain out the mint leaves.
  2. 2 Pour the cooled mint mixture, lime zest, lime juice, sparkling water, and rum into a bowl and mix well. Pour into the container of an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve immediately for a softer texture, or freeze in a sealed container for a harder sorbet. Let hard-frozen sorbet thaw a few minutes before serving.

By MrsStvnsn

Key Lime Cheesecake
Dessert American

Key Lime Cheesecake

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
55 min
Total
585 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Combine graham cracker crumbs with butter. Press into the bottom and partially up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan; refrigerate while you prepare the filling.
  3. 3 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Fill a shallow pan half full of hot water and place on the lower rack to minimize cracking.
  4. 4 To make the filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, lime zest, and cornstarch in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, blending just until smooth. Add Key lime juice with mixer on low.
  5. 5 Finish mixing by hand. Do not overbeat, or the cake will crack during baking. Pour batter into the prepared crust.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes, or until set. Turn the oven off, and let cheesecake stand in the oven for 30 minutes with the door open at least 4 inches. Remove from oven.
  7. 7 Refrigerate cheesecake 8 hours to overnight, and up to 3 days.

By BLUEKAT76

Florida Key Lime Pie
Dessert American

Florida Key Lime Pie

4.4

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 To Make Lime Filling: In a large mixing bowl, whip cream cheese until fluffy. Add condensed milk, lime juice, lime rind, and salt. Whip until mixture is smooth. Pour into graham cracker crust. Cover with plastic wrap and chill thoroughly.
  2. 2 To Make Topping: In a medium bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Add vanilla or lemon extract and confectioners' sugar. Continue to whip until cream forms stiff peaks. Place topping in a fine-mesh sieve and place sieve over a bowl to catch liquid that drains off. Cover topping tightly with plastic wrap and allow to drain for 2 hours.
  3. 3 Before serving, discard liquid that has drained from topping. Spread topping over pie.

By Marion McWhorter

Easy Mango Cake
Dessert American

Easy Mango Cake

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
85 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt).
  2. 2 Peel mango with a vegetable peeler or paring knife. Cut flesh into small pieces and squeeze pit for juice. Collect all juice from chopping and squeezing pit and reserve for glaze. Smash mango in a bowl using a potato masher or fork. Measure 1 cup smashed mango, reserving the rest for the glaze.
  3. 3 Beat 1 cup smashed mango, cake mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, and lime zest together in a bowl using an electric mixer for 2 minutes; pour into the prepared pan.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  5. 5 For the glaze: Combine melted butter, lime juice, rum, and about 1 tablespoon reserved juice from mango in a bowl. Stir confectioners' sugar into butter mixture until desired consistency is reached; fold smashed mango into glaze. Spoon glaze over cooled cake.

By SIOBANM

No Bake Lime Mousse Torte
Dessert American

No Bake Lime Mousse Torte

4.7

Prep
45 min
Cook
Total
525 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Combine cookie crumbs and sugar in a large bowl. Pour in melted butter, and mix thoroughly.
  3. 3 Press into the bottom and one inch up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
  4. 4 Sprinkle the gelatin over the lime juice in a small bowl, and set aside to soften.
  5. 5 Bring 1/2 cup of whipping cream to a simmer in a heavy pan. Remove from heat, and pour over the chopped white chocolate. Let soften for two minutes, then whisk until smooth.
  6. 6 Mix the gelatin into the warmed chocolate until melted; set aside to cool to room temperature.
  7. 7 Beat remaining 2 cups of cream to stiff peaks in a large bowl, and set aside.
  8. 8 Beat the cream cheese with the sugar with an electric mixer until well blended. Slowly blend white chocolate mixture into cream cheese, then mix in lime zest.
  9. 9 Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture, and pour into prepared crust. Cover pan with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
  10. 10 Enjoy!

By RB1953

Phoenician's Key Lime Pie
Dessert American

Phoenician's Key Lime Pie

4.9

Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Total
525 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 To make the crust: Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely ground, then pour into a medium bowl. Add graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and salt. Pour in melted butter and mix until evenly moistened. Press into a 9-inch pie plate.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 10 to 13 minutes.
  4. 4 While crust is baking, make the filling: Beat condensed milk, cream, egg yolks, and lime zest in a large bowl until well combined. Whisk in lime juice, a little at a time, to thicken custard. Pour custard into pie crust.
  5. 5 Bake until custard is set, about 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack, then cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.

By Arlette Therese Abdallah

Swirled Citrus Butter Cookies
Dessert American

Swirled Citrus Butter Cookies

3.0

Prep
25 min
Cook
10 min
Total
125 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Stir together butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl. Mix with an electric mixer at low speed until ingredients start to combine, about 30 seconds. Continue beating at medium speed until mixture is fluffy, light in color, and clings to sides of the bowl. Scrape down sides of bowl.
  2. 2 Add egg white and mix until well incorporated. Add flour and continue mixing at low speed until most of the flour is incorporated, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium until dough comes together.
  3. 3 Divide dough into 2 bowls. Mix lime zest and matcha powder into 1 dough portion for the green dough, and lemon zest and turmeric to other dough portion for yellow dough.
  4. 4 Gather dough portions into individual balls and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill until easy to handle, about 1 hour.
  5. 5 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  6. 6 Divide each dough portion into 16 pieces. Roll each piece into a 5-inch rope. Twist a green and yellow rope together, then coil into a spiral, tucking ends under and pressing to seal. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat rolling, twisting, and spiraling with remaining dough. Arrange cookies on the baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle cookies with sparkling sugar.
  7. 7 Bake until cookies are lightly browned around the edges, about 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 3 days at room temperature or freeze up to 3 months.

By Irvin Lin

Key Lime and Raspberry Pies in Jars
Dessert American

Key Lime and Raspberry Pies in Jars

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a small pie plate with parchment paper.
  2. 2 Place graham crackers and 2 tablespoons sugar in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add melted butter; pulse until combined.
  3. 3 Press 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbles into bottom of each jar; place jars on a large, rimmed baking sheet. Press remaining graham mixture into bottom of the prepared pie plate.
  4. 4 Place baking sheet with jars and pie plate in the preheated oven; bake until graham cracker mixture is golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Break up graham cracker crust in pie plate into crumbles or pieces; set aside.
  5. 5 Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  6. 6 Whisk sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks together in a large bowl until smooth; whisk in 1 ½ teaspoons lime zest and lime juice until combined. Pour into cooled jars.
  7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until lime mixture has just set, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack, then chill in the refrigerator.
  8. 8 Beat heavy cream and 1 teaspoon sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  9. 9 Divide raspberries, whipped cream, reserved graham cracker crust crumbles, and remaining 1 ½ teaspoons lime zest among jars.

By Culinary Envy

Tropical Coconut Quinoa Pudding
Dessert American

Tropical Coconut Quinoa Pudding

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring water and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan with a tight fitting lid set over medium heat. Add quinoa; cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes or until fluid is absorbed.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, whisk coconut milk with sugar, eggs, and lime juice. Stir into quinoa. Return pan to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly for 5 to 7 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in lime zest and vanilla.
  3. 3 Cool to room temperature; transfer to the refrigerator and chill completely. (Pudding can be reserved in a covered container for up to 3 days.)
  4. 4 Spoon into bowls and garnish with a generous amount of coconut whipped cream, mango, and toasted coconut.

By Gay Lea Foods Co-operative®

Key Lime Pound Cake with Glaze
Dessert American

Key Lime Pound Cake with Glaze

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
90 min
Total
125 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; line with parchment paper.
  2. 2 Beat white sugar, butter, and shortening together with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
  3. 3 Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add flour mixture, eggs, and cream alternately to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat on low speed just until blended. Stir in Key lime juice, lime zest, and vanilla extract. Pour into the prepared pan.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes; remove cake from the pan to cool completely.
  5. 5 While cake cools, combine powdered sugar, Key lime juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Immediately brush glaze over the top and sides of the cake.

By kp1971us

Lime-Mint Pound Cake with Strawberry Filling
Dessert American

Lime-Mint Pound Cake with Strawberry Filling

4.7

Prep
30 min
Cook
85 min
Total
145 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place strawberries, 4 ½ teaspoons sugar, and 1 ½ teaspoons lime juice in a nonreactive pot over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture has thickened and reduced to about 1 cup, 20 to 25 minutes. Mash strawberries into smaller pieces with the back of a wooden spoon. Cool filling to room temperature.
  2. 2 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as Bundt).
  3. 3 Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl until well combined.
  4. 4 Beat 1 ½ cups sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in lime zest, ¼ cup lime juice, and vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with yogurt, beating batter briefly after each addition until just combined. Gently fold in mint until incorporated.
  5. 5 Pour ⅓ batter into the prepared pan; carefully spoon cooled filling over batter, keeping it away from the sides and center tube of the pan. Carefully spoon remaining ⅔ batter over filling; smooth top.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen; invert carefully onto a serving plate or wire rack. Cool completely.

By Kim

Rainbow Citrus Cake
Dessert American

Rainbow Citrus Cake

4.3

Prep
45 min
Cook
30 min
Total
165 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch pans. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing until each egg is incorporated; stir in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Divide batter into 3 bowls.
  3. 3 In the first bowl, stir in lemon zest and yellow food coloring; pour into prepared pan. In the second bowl, stir in orange zest and orange food coloring; pour into second prepared pan. In the last bowl, stir in lime zest and green food coloring; pour into third prepared pan.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake layer comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
  5. 5 Assemble the cake: stack layers together with Lemon Filling in between layers. Frost sides and top with Orange Cream Frosting. Refrigerate until serving.

By HILARY2000

Key Lime Poke Cake
Dessert American

Key Lime Poke Cake

4.8

Prep
30 min
Cook
40 min
Total
340 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  2. 2 Make the cake: Beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 24 to 29 minutes.
  4. 4 Make the poke filling: Dissolve gelatin mix in boiling water. Add key lime juice and mix well.
  5. 5 Use a fork to poke holes all over the cake. Spoon poke filling all over cake, then place into the refrigerator to cool while you make the curd and frosting.
  6. 6 Make the lime curd: Whisk eggs and egg yolks together in a large glass bowl. Combine sugar, lime juice, lime zest, and cornstarch in a smaller heatproof bowl.
  7. 7 Place the heatproof bowl with the sugar mixture over a pot of simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until boiling, about 5 minutes.
  8. 8 Slowly whisk the hot sugar mixture, little by little, into beaten eggs. Place the bowl over the pot of simmering water and whisk until the curd coats the back of a spoon, up to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; mix in butter until melted.
  9. 9 Drop food coloring into the curd and mix to achieve your desired shade. Let cool to room temperature, at least 30 minutes. Cover surface directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely cool, about 2 hours.
  10. 10 Make the frosting: Transfer 3/4 of the curd to a separate bowl. Add whipped topping and fold together until well combined. Spread frosting over the cake. Refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours more.
  11. 11 Top the poke cake with the remaining lime curd.

By Jennifer Gibe

Summery Lime-Mango Shortcakes
Dessert American

Summery Lime-Mango Shortcakes

4.6

Prep
45 min
Cook
20 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
  2. 2 Combine mangoes, strawberries, and blueberries in a large bowl; add honey and lime juice and toss gently. Cover the bowl; refrigerate filling.
  3. 3 Sprinkle gelatin over water in a large heat-proof bowl; set aside until blooms, about 5 minutes. Place bowl over a pan of simmering water; stir often until dissolved. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until cool, about 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Beat cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer until cream begins to thicken; add confectioners' sugar, coconut extract, and chilled gelatin. Whip until soft peaks form; cover the bowl and refrigerate whipped cream.
  5. 5 Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, lime zest, poppy seeds, and salt in a large bowl; cut in shortening with 2 knives or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat buttermilk and egg together in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture until just moistened. Transfer dough to a floured work surface; knead until it comes together. Roll out to a ½-inch thickness; cut shortcakes with a 3-inch round biscuit cutter. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool slightly; halve each cake horizontally.
  7. 7 Spoon fruit filling on bottom halves of each cake. Spoon or pipe whipped cream over fruit; top with remaining biscuit halves.

By larkspur

Summer Berry Stack
Dessert American

Summer Berry Stack

3.0

Prep
60 min
Cook
36 min
Total
276 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk 3/4 cup sugar, egg yolks, and 1 tablespoon lemon zest together in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sugar dissolves and mixture is light in color, about 3 minutes. Stir in 2/3 cup lemon juice and 3 tablespoons butter. Cook, whisking constantly, until lemon curd coats the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let cool.
  2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat two 9x13-inch baking pans with cooking spray and dust each with 1 teaspoon flour.
  3. 3 Place 1 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in the microwave until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix together with graham cracker crumbs and 1/2 cup sugar. Press the crust into the bottom of 1 prepared pan.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned, about 10 minutes. Leave oven on.
  5. 5 Beat cake mix, water, 3 eggs, vegetable oil, and 2 tablespoons lemon juice together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in sour cream; fold in blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Pour 1/2 the batter on top of the crust; pour the rest into the second prepared pan.
  6. 6 Bake the batter-filled pan in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool.
  7. 7 Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in condensed milk until smooth and fluffy. Add lime juice and zest; mix well. Fold in whipped topping.
  8. 8 Scatter dollops of lemon curd over every few inches of the crusted cake. Spread half the cream cheese mixture over the lemon curd. Flip the second cake onto a cake rack; gently place on top of the cheese layer. Smooth the remaining cream cheese mixture on top.
  9. 9 Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Drizzle on top of the cake. Cover cake; refrigerate until chocolate and cheese layer are set, about 3 hours.

By Brandi Rose

Key Lime Pie VIII
Dessert

Key Lime Pie VIII

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
Total
140 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large bowl, mix together lime rind, lime juice, and condensed milk. Whisk in pudding mix and allow to set up 5 minutes. Fold in 8 ounce tub of whipped topping. Pour mixture into pastry shell. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with additional whipped topping if desired.

By Charlotte Pierce

Key Lime Cookie Cake
Dessert Mexican

Key Lime Cookie Cake

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
135 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour condensed milk, lime juice, and lime zest into a blender and blend until rich and creamy.
  2. 2 Arrange a layer of cookies to cover the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Pour 1/4 of the lime cream over the cookies. Repeat layers to use up all cookies and cream.
  3. 3 Cover and refrigerate for 5 to 6 hours, or if you prefer a more chilled dessert, place in the freezer for 2 hours before serving.

By Chris

Sriracha Lime Ice Cream
Dessert

Sriracha Lime Ice Cream

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Total
445 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine cream, milk, 1/2 of the sugar, sriracha sauce, and salt in a large saucepan. Heat over medium heat until almost boiling, whisking occasionally. Do not boil or the cream will separate.
  2. 2 Whisk egg yolks, remaining sugar, and lime zest in a separate mixing bowl. Pour 1/3 of the hot cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture; whisk to combine. Repeat this step 2 more times until the cream mixture is fully incorporated into the egg yolk mixture.
  3. 3 Pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan and heat for 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Do not boil. Transfer to a clean bowl with a lid and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, 4 hours to overnight.
  4. 4 Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately as soft-serve or transfer to an freezer-safe container and freeze until scoopable, at least 2 hours.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Killer Virgin Cocojito Ice Cream
Dessert

Killer Virgin Cocojito Ice Cream

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
5 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine water and sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved and syrup forms, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir 1 cup mint leaves into mixture, and let steep for 30 minutes. Strain and discard leaves. Transfer syrup to refrigerator to cool completely.
  2. 2 Blend coconut, remaining mint leaves, lime juice, and lime zest together in a blender until mint is minced and mixture is well-combined, about 1 minute.
  3. 3 Stir coconut mixture, cooled syrup, and sparkling water together in a bowl.
  4. 4 Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

By Buckwheat Queen

Orange, Mango, and Ginger Sorbet
Dessert

Orange, Mango, and Ginger Sorbet

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
410 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine the water, sugar, ginger, salt, and lime zest in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes. Allow mixture to cool; strain. Stir in the orange juice, mango juice, and lemon juice. Cover and chill 3 hours.
  2. 2 Fill an ice cream maker with the mixture, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

By Bearskat

Coconut Lime Ice Cream - Automatic Ice Cream Maker Recipe
Dessert

Coconut Lime Ice Cream - Automatic Ice Cream Maker Recipe

4.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
210 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk coconut milk, sugar, half-and-half, lime juice, lime zest, and salt together in a bowl until sugar dissolves. Transfer coconut mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches 'soft-serve' consistency.
  2. 2 Transfer ice cream to a lidded plastic container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer for at least 3 hours or overnight.
  3. 3 Scoop ice cream into stemmed glasses or bowls. Garnish with mango and and lime slices.

By Buns

Key Lime Cookies I
Dessert

Key Lime Cookies I

4.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, and egg yolk until smooth. Stir in lime juice and lime zest. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; blend into the creamed mixture. Form dough into 1/2 inch balls, and arrange on the prepared cookie sheet.
  3. 3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Sift confectioners' sugar over cookies while still warm.

By Pam

Low-Carb Coconut Lime Bars
Dessert

Low-Carb Coconut Lime Bars

4.2

Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Total
185 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
  2. 2 Make the crust: Mix almond flour, sweetener, coconut flour, lime zest, and salt in a large bowl together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Cut in butter with a fork until combined and no lumps remain. Press crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven; keep the oven on.
  4. 4 Make the filling: Whisk lime juice, coconut milk, sweetener, melted butter, and lime zest in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Mix until sweetener is dissolved; do not let boil. Gradually add beaten eggs, whisking constantly, until mixture is foamy and airy and starts to thicken, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove filling from the heat and spread evenly over the crust.
  5. 5 Return to the oven and bake until filling is set in the middle, 10 to 15 minutes.
  6. 6 While the bars are baking, make the topping: Toast shredded coconut in a small skillet over medium heat until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and toss in lime zest.
  7. 7 Remove bars from the oven and sprinkle topping over the surface. Let cool for 15 minutes, then transfer to the refrigerator until chilled, about 2 hours.
  8. 8 Cut into 12 bars.

By France Cevallos

Key Lime Cheesecakes with Raspberry Swirls
Dessert

Key Lime Cheesecakes with Raspberry Swirls

4.6

Prep
40 min
Cook
20 min
Total
420 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 mini muffin pans and line with fancy paper liners.
  2. 2 Combine the cookies, butter, and lime zest in a bowl until evenly moistened; press into the bottom of the prepared pans. I find a shot glass works wonderfully for this.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven 5 minutes; allow to cool.
  4. 4 In a large bowl, stir together the cream cheese and sugar. Gradually stir in the eggs, key lime zest, key lime juice, and vanilla extract. Pour the mixture into the prepared cups, filling almost to the top. Spoon a drop of preserves on top of each one. Swirl preserves into the cream cheese mixture with a toothpick.
  5. 5 Bake in preheated oven 13 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before removing from pans, 6 to 8 hours.

By Jessica