Costco Key Lime Pie

You are right about the sweetened condensed milk. It also has egg
yolks and lime juice, and that's about it! I made a couple of pies the
last few months and used juice I squeezed myself. They were really
[censored], so it cut the sweetness. Maybe the juice they used wasn't very
[censored].

merryb said:

You are right about the sweetened condensed milk. It also has egg
yolks and lime juice, and that's about it! I made a couple of pies the
last few months and used juice I squeezed myself. They were really
[censored], so it cut the sweetness. Maybe the juice they used wasn't very
[censored].

They probably used Persian limes instead of Key limes; the Key limes are
more bitter and that helps cut the sweetness.

Bob

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:32:53 -0400, [email hidden] (Sharon

Chilson) said:

Has anyone tried the Costco Key Lime Pie? I bought one the other day.
I'd never had Key Lime Pie so I didn't know what to expect, but I kind
of thought it would be like lemon pie minus the meringue (but made with
limes). Instead it's creamy and very, very sweet. Makes me think there's
a can or two of sweetened condensed milk in it. Is that how Key Lime is
supposed to be? If so, then I don't like it.

I'm sorry you don't like it, but that's what it's supposed to be like
- it's made by mixing straight condensed milk with lime juice. And
it's delicious!

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sharon Chilson said:

Has anyone tried the Costco Key Lime Pie? I bought one the other day.
I'd never had Key Lime Pie so I didn't know what to expect, but I kind
of thought it would be like lemon pie minus the meringue (but made with
limes). Instead it's creamy and very, very sweet. Makes me think there's
a can or two of sweetened condensed milk in it. Is that how Key Lime is
supposed to be? If so, then I don't like it.

Real key lime pies shouldn't be very sweet. They should be somewhat
[censored], with just a faint hint of the bitterness characteristic of
real Key limes (although the bitterness can be simulated with ground
lime peels, I guess).

A good key lime pie will have a crust made from Graham crackers,
with a creamy filling made with condensed milk and key limes, and
optionally some whipped cream on top. And it shouldn't taste sweet,
but light, [censored], and refreshing.

-A

Karen AKA Kajikit said...

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:32:53 -0400, [email hidden] (Sharon

Chilson) said:

Has anyone tried the Costco Key Lime Pie? I bought one the other day.
I'd never had Key Lime Pie so I didn't know what to expect, but I kind
of thought it would be like lemon pie minus the meringue (but made with
limes). Instead it's creamy and very, very sweet. Makes me think there's
a can or two of sweetened condensed milk in it. Is that how Key Lime is
supposed to be? If so, then I don't like it.

I'm sorry you don't like it, but that's what it's supposed to be like
- it's made by mixing straight condensed milk with lime juice. And
it's delicious!

Delicious is hardly a strong enough word!

Scratch, 'cepting the pie crust...

http://www.tinypic.com/6bumip0.jpg

Just ain't about nothing as awesome as that prince of foods, the key lime
pie!

Andy

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:22:24 +0000 (UTC), [email hidden] (axlq)

Quoted message said:

A good key lime pie will have a crust made from Graham crackers,
with a creamy filling made with condensed milk and key limes, and
optionally some whipped cream on top. And it shouldn't taste sweet,
but light, [censored], and refreshing.

-A

Oddly enough, the original key lime pies were not made with a graham
cracker crust: this I gather from the reading I have done. Most times
they were done with a regular pre-baked pie shell... It has evolved
into making it with a graham cracker crust, which is still very good.

Christine

(Sharon Chilson) said:

Has anyone tried the Costco Key Lime Pie? I bought one the other day.
I'd never had Key Lime Pie so I didn't know what to expect, but I kind
of thought it would be like lemon pie minus the meringue (but made with
limes). Instead it's creamy and very, very sweet. Makes me think there's
a can or two of sweetened condensed milk in it. Is that how Key Lime is
supposed to be? If so, then I don't like it.

I had a sample of Costco's Key Lime Pie a few days ago. I liked it but
it is nothing like the pie I had in Key West Florida.

The Key Lime pie I had in the Keys was distinctly puckery and not as
sweet or creamy. I think the closest I ever got to having that pie was
making it myself with bottled key lime juice.

I don't know what Costco uses, but it's more like a cream lime pie.

Karen

Andy said:

Karen AKA Kajikit said...

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:32:53 -0400, [email hidden] (Sharon

Chilson) said:

Has anyone tried the Costco Key Lime Pie? I bought one the other day.
I'd never had Key Lime Pie so I didn't know what to expect, but I kind
of thought it would be like lemon pie minus the meringue (but made with
limes). Instead it's creamy and very, very sweet. Makes me think there's
a can or two of sweetened condensed milk in it. Is that how Key Lime is
supposed to be? If so, then I don't like it.

I'm sorry you don't like it, but that's what it's supposed to be like
- it's made by mixing straight condensed milk with lime juice. And
it's delicious!

Delicious is hardly a strong enough word!

Scratch, 'cepting the pie crust...

http://www.tinypic.com/6bumip0.jpg

Just ain't about nothing as awesome as that prince of foods, the key lime
pie!

That is one beautiful piece of pie. We (on the other side of the pond)
picked up one at Sainsburys today. It's got cream as well as condensed
milk, and the equivalent of a graham cracker base.
CostCo here doesn't sell them but I liked a CostCo one I bought a few
years ago in the US.
Doug
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Sharon Chilson said:

Has anyone tried the Costco Key Lime Pie? I bought one the other day.
I'd never had Key Lime Pie so I didn't know what to expect, but I kind
of thought it would be like lemon pie minus the meringue (but made with
limes). Instead it's creamy and very, very sweet. Makes me think there's
a can or two of sweetened condensed milk in it. Is that how Key Lime is
supposed to be? If so, then I don't like it.

The classic recipe for a key lime pie is 1/2 cup of key lime juice
(AKA Mexican lime juice), 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and 4 or 5
egg yolks baked for 8 to 12 or 14 minutes in a graham cracker crust
and then chilled well and served, optionally, with whipped cream.
They're intensely limey and that offsets the sweetness. I only make
them when I can get fresh Mexican limes. (Mexican limes seem to be in
season NOW, and I've been making a lot of key lime pies and key lime
ade lately. In fact, I have some key lime syrup and 4 pounds of
Mexican limes in my refrigerator now.)

To make key lime ade--

Make key lime syrup (key lime juice and sugar in about 1:1.5 ratio
with just enough water to make a thick syrup):
1 C key lime juice, strained
1.5 C sugar
..5 C water (approximately--just enough water to make a syrup).

Dissolve the sugar in the water on the stove or in a microwave. Away
from the heat, stir in the lime juice. Refrigerate. To use, mix key
lime syrup with water and ice to taste. I seem to use syrup and water
about 1:4.

To get it just right, make the syrup and mess with the water:syrup
ratio to get the desired tartness or sweetness, then adjust the
syrup's sugar:juice ratio to fine tune the syrup. I find that a 2-
pound bag of Mexican limes yields about 1 cup of juice. It's helpful
to have and use a lime squeezer. They look like large rounded garlic
presses. You insert an inverted lime half and squeeze. The lime half
gets everted, and the juice comes out through the holes. I bought a
plastic one for about $4 at a neighborhood grocery that caters to an
immigrant clientele. If there's a grocery with a good hispaanic
selection near you, ask there. Otherwise, here's one from OXO Good
Grips: <http://www.lnt.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1879232> I've
never used it, but OXO is generally reliable.

-bwg

-bwg

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Quoted message said:

Sharon Chilson said:

Has anyone tried the Costco Key Lime Pie? I bought one the other day.
I'd never had Key Lime Pie so I didn't know what to expect, but I kind
of thought it would be like lemon pie minus the meringue (but made with
limes). Instead it's creamy and very, very sweet. Makes me think there's
a can or two of sweetened condensed milk in it. Is that how Key Lime is
supposed to be? If so, then I don't like it.

The classic recipe for a key lime pie is 1/2 cup of key lime juice
(AKA Mexican lime juice), 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and 4 or 5
egg yolks baked for 8 to 12 or 14 minutes in a graham cracker crust
and then chilled well and served, optionally, with whipped cream.
They're intensely limey and that offsets the sweetness. I only make
them when I can get fresh Mexican limes. (Mexican limes seem to be in
season NOW, and I've been making a lot of key lime pies and key lime
ade lately. In fact, I have some key lime syrup and 4 pounds of
Mexican limes in my refrigerator now.)

Key Lime Bars made with the same recipe as Lemon Bars, only exchange the
juices, are wonderful!

Blessings,
Ann