Nothing matches the flavor of tart pie cherries and lime whipped together with the perfect tart to sweet ratio for the very best Cherry Limeade Pie.
Ingredients
Cherry Limeade Filling
2/3cuppure cane granulated sugar
2tablespoonscornstarch
pinchof salt
Zestofone lime
3/4cupcherry juice(instructions below)
1/4cup lime juice
4largeegg yolks (beaten & strain to remove "wiggly" undesirable thing)
1tablespoonbutter, cut into pieces
8ouncepackage, cream cheese, room temp
1-1/2cupsheavy whipping cream
1/2cuppure cane powdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla
1preparedgraham cracker crust
Topping
1-1/2cups heavy whipping cream
1/4cuppure cane powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Cherry Juice (if making your own)
Place 3 cups of pitted pie cherries into a saucepan and 1 cup of water. Mash the cherries with a potato masher.
Place the pan with mashed cherries on stove top over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
Lower heat to medium and simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes covered.
Remove from heat, strain through a fine metal sieve and place in refrigerator to cool.
Makes about 1-1/2 cups cherry juice.
Cherry Limeade Curd Filling
In medium size saucepan, stir together the beaten-strained yolks, cornstarch, sugar, cherry & lime juices, lime zest and salt. Stirring with whisk constantly in the sauce pan over medium to medium-high heat, until mixture thickens (about 5-6 minutes).
Remove pan from heat and stir in butter until melted.
Pour mixture into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap pressed onto surface of curd to prevent skin from forming. Chill in refrigerator about 2 hours until thoroughly cooled.
Pie Assembly
With an electric mixer, whip the whipping cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form (about 5 to 6 minutes), and set aside.
In a separate bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until creamy (about 1-2 minutes).
Add the cooled cherry-lime goo to the cream cheese and beat together about 1 minute until thoroughly combined.
Fold in the whipped cream and spread into prepared pie shell.
Whipped Cream for Topping
Beat the whipping cream, sugar, vanilla, with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
Spread the whipping cream over the entire surface of the pie and pipe extra around the edges.