Chocolate Lime Pie

This no-bake Chocolate Lime Pie is the perfect balance of sweet and tart. And with a beautiful mix of textures, it's an absolute pleasure to enjoy. Basically, it's completely awesome.

Winter is rough, but citrus season is beautiful. We know that slowly the days are growing longer, but spring seems so far off. Thankfully, citrus is abundant, bringing it's own bright and sunny energy into our lives. Quite apart from being full of vitamins and fighting off scurvy and all that, the metaphysical properties of citrus are desperately needed.

That punch of cleansing, bright energy can wake us out of our winter stupour from the moment the aroma hits your nose. Citrus is also a great source of color magic. A bowl of various fruits on your kitchen table can bring the sunshine, even on the darkest, dreariest days. They're pretty much a life saver.

What makes this Chocolate Lime Pie so awesome?

This Chocolate Lime Pie is fantastic, kids. I was so sad when it was gone. It's sweet, yes, but the sharp tang of the lime juice is so exciting. It's a perfect balance. There's no subtle sourness here. This pie will wake you up. I also love the contrast of the light and airy mousse-like filling with the texture of the biscuit crumb crust. I used chocolate oat biscuits here, and it's the perfect compliment to this creamy pie.

And have I mentioned that it's no-bake. Okay, the washing up is a bit of a pain because we're using a food processor and an electric mixer, but you don't need to turn on your oven or do any blind baking or water baths of any of that nonsense. Just mixing, pressing, pouring, and chilling. Anyone can do it, and the rewards are entirely out of proportion to the level of effort.

Magical Properties of Limes

Limes, like all citrus fruits, have cleansing properties. They're also powerful for protection. Adding lime juice to your bath water can help to break hexes. You can squeeze the lime juice into your bath water and also rub the cut limes over your body for powerful protection and cleansing. (Source: The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft by Judika Illes)

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's what you'll need for this recipe. For full details, see the recipe card below.

• Chocolate oat biscuits such as Hob Nobs or graham crackers
• Cocoa powder - the kind you bake with, not instant hot chocolate
• Unsatled butter - we're going to melt this so no need to soften it, salted butter would also work in a pinch
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Lime juice - you need quite a lot, so you can totally use bottled like me
• Double or heavy cream
• Lime zest
• Decorations like chocolate curls if you like - mine are store-bought

Tips for making Chocolate Lime Pie

This pie really is ridiculously simple. Blitz your chocolate oat biscuits in a food processor, along with some cocoa powder for an extra boost of chocolatiness. Then pour in some melted butter and process to combine. Press your damp crumbs into a tart pan with a removable collar or into a regular pie pan. Whatever you got. Set that in the fridge while you make your filling.

Then you'll stir together your condensed milk and lime juice. You can just add the cream right to this mixture and start beating it with the whisk attachment of your stand mixer or a hand-held electric mixer. No need to whip the cream separately and fold it all together. How awesome is that? Keep whisking until it's light and airy and holds soft peaks. Scoop this into your crust, smooth it out, and let it chill for at least four hours.

When you're ready to serve, grate over your lime zest. You could also use your zester to shave some chocolate, or add chocolate curls. Whatever you think looks cool. You could also just leave it off, and it would still taste awesome.

Citrus is a winter blessing, and this Chocolate Lime Pie is a luscious bonus prize from the Universe. You're gonna want it every day.

Looking for more awesome citrusy desserts? Try this lovely Lemon Loaf Cake or a beautiful Citrus Bundt Cake.

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