Dessert for 8
Key Lime Pie with crackers
This pie has a coconut wafer crust, tart lime custard, sour cream, and sweet whipped cream topping.
Typical price
$10.42for 4 servings
$2.60 per serving$10.42 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 280 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Crackers, graham, cookies$0.22/oz typical | 45 oz | $9.90Typical price |
| Shredded coconut$0.30/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.45Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 5 oz | $2.00Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 19 oz | $4.11Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 11 oz | $1.49Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Berries$0.40/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.20Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $20.83 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 45 vanilla wafers
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut (optional)
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp butter
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cups half and half
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups full-fat sour cream
- 1 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 1 1/2 tbsp water
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- thinly sliced key limes (optional)
- strawberries or raspberries (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and press crushed vanilla wafers, coconut, sugar, and melted butter into a 9-inch pie plate.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes, then cool it completely.
- Whisk egg yolks, lime juice, zest, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and half and half in a saucepan over medium heat until thick and bubbling.
- Stir in 4 tablespoons butter and sour cream, pour the filling into the crust, and chill for 3 hours.
- Sprinkle gelatin over water for 5 minutes, warm it until dissolved, and cool it slightly.
- Whip heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla, blend in the gelatin, spread it over the pie, and chill for 1 hour.
Swaps
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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