by Kristl on June 7, 2011
| Key Lime Tarts |
Recipe type: Dessert
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Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Serves: 24
Ingredients
- 24 Mini Nilla Wafers
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons Key Lime juice
- 1 teaspoon Key Lime zest
- Cool Whip and additional Key Lime zest for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place 24 mini foil cupcake liners in mini-muffin tins.
- Place 1 cookie in the bottom of each cup, flat side down.
- Beat together cream cheese, egg, sugar, Key Lime juice and Key Lime zest until smooth.
- Fill each muffin cup 3/4 full.
- Bake 10 minutes (do not over bake or they will crack!)
- Cool completely and then remove from tins.
- Store in refrigerator.
- Garnish each tart with a dollop of Cool Whip and Key Lime Zest just before serving.
Notes
recipe adapted from Paula Dean
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These sound good (and easy!). I think I might take them to the end-of-the-semester pot luck next Monday.
Question: Do you think regular limes will work? I know there isn’t anything like key limes but I’m not sure my local markets carry them.
Regular limes will be fine! Enjoy!!!
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