Key Lime Cheesecake Pie (7-5-2016)
July 5th, 2016 by Jim Field
- 1 1/4 cups finely crushed coconut bar cookies
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 packages (8 oz. each) Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
- 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- few drops green food coloring (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix crumbs, butter and sugar; press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Cool.
Beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add peel, juice, food coloring; mix well. Pour into crust.
Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.