Tommy Bahama Key Lime Pie With Chocolate Mousse Whipped Cr

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (10 inch) uncooked pie crusts
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups sweetened condensed milk
• 3/4 cup pasteurized egg yolk
• 1 cup key lime juice
• 1 lime, zest of
• 1 lime, sliced into 8 equally-sized wheels
• 8 fluid ounces heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tablespoon instant chocolate mousse mix

Recipe

• 1 to make the pie:brush egg whites onto uncooked pie shell using a pastry brush, making sure the shell is evenly coated. pour off any excess egg whites.
• 2 pre-heat oven to 350°f place pie shell in oven and bake for 5 minutes.
• 3 shell should look golden brown. let cool at room temperature.
• 4 while the shell is cooling, mix the egg yolks and condensed milk together using a wire whip until incorporated. pour the key lime juice and zest into the mixture of yolks and condensed milk, slowly mixing with the wire whip until incorporated.
• 5 add the key lime pie mixture into the cooled pie shell. adjust the oven temperature to 250° f and bake pie for 25-30 minutes. the finished pie should have a "jell-o"-like consistency. place on a cooling rack for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• 6 place in refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving. cut into 8 even slices when serving.
• 7 to make the whipped cream, instructions:using an electric mixer, combine heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. using the whisk attachment, beat cream mixture on high speed for 2 minutes.
• 8 add the chocolate mousse to the cream mixture and mix until it reaches the consistency of stiff peaks.
• 9 place the whipped cream into a piping bag with an open star tip. when serving, pipe it onto each piece of key lime pie. (if you do not have a piping bag, you can simply dollop a generous scoop of the whipped cream onto the center of each piece.).
• 10 cut a slice in your lime "wheels," twist and place in the center of each piece.