Coconut-Crusted Key Lime and White Chocolate Mousse Pie
Rich white chocolate, tart Key lime, and nutty coconut are a tasty trio of flavors in this coconut-crusted mousse pie that's fancy enough for any special occasion.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Calories
526 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease the bottom and sides of a 9 1/2-inch glass pie pan with shortening.
Step 2
Beat sugar and butter for crust in a bowl on medium speed until smooth. Beat in flour, lime zest, and vanilla extract on low speed just until crumbly. Press evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown, 13 to 16 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Step 4
While the crust is cooling, grind shredded coconut in a food processor into a coarse powder.
Step 5
Spread coconut powder thinly over the cooled crust.
Step 6
Prepare filling: Whip condensed milk, sour cream, lime and Key lime juices, and coconut cream in a medium bowl on low to medium speed until smooth. Add more lime juice or coconut cream to taste; it should be quite sour but not bitter.
Step 7
Melt white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 15-second increments just until soft. Mash with a spoon, then quickly add to the filling mixture and whip immediately on high speed to evenly distribute. Whip in food coloring on low speed, then gently fold in whipped topping.
Step 8
Pour filling into the pie pan. Cover and refrigerate until filling is fully set, at least 12 hours.
Step 9
Remove from the refrigerator. Shave white chocolate with a vegetable peeler over the pie to decorate. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon shortening
10 drops green food coloring
1 teaspoon Key lime zest
1 (14 ounce) can nonfat sweetened condensed milk
1 (8 ounce) container nonfat sour cream
2 medium Key limes, juiced
3 tablespoons coconut cream, or more to taste
8 ounces fat-free frozen whipped topping, thawed
0.5 cup white sugar
0.5 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
0.25 cup finely shredded coconut
0.5 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, or more to taste
