#KEY LIME TART IN 11 INCH TART PAN CRACKER#

The main difference is that key limes are a little more tart, a little more fragrant (and they have more seeds), and they are smaller. You can use regular, Persian limes in your key lime pie filling if that’s what you can find. So, you’ll start with your limes, right? Key Limes vs. We’re simplifying by using sweetened condensed milk, but it turns out perfect. The filling of a key lime pie, and a key lime tart in this case, is like a custard. Cool it completely before you add in the filling. I go for a slightly hotter oven that I’m baking the end product to evaporate any unwanted liquid in the butter and to really add that layer of toasty flavor. This means your crust will hold its shape a little bit better.įinally, you want to give it a bake in the oven to set its shape. You just need a little here.īut the powdered sugar helps the butter to bind to the graham crackers. The beauty of salt is it pumps up your flavors. Yes, it’s fine to skip these, but here’s what you’ll miss out on. I like to use a little powdered sugar and a pinch of salt, too. It adds a little “Wow! What is that flavor?” to an already awesome pie. Spending the extra 5 to 10 minutes browning the butter. Adding a little extra depth of flavor is the undertone of browned butter.

#KEY LIME TART IN 11 INCH TART PAN CRACKER#

The secret to my key lime tart is the graham cracker crust. Give it an extra 5 minutes in the oven, though (20-25 minutes).īecause the bottom of the tart pan is loose, I recommend setting it on a sheet pan just to avoid the super embarrassing “pop-up.” I hope I’m not the only one who has accidentally pushed too hard on the bottom and popped a tart out before it was ready and ended up with a giant mess on the floor. You can, of course, use this same recipe in a pie pan. So, instead of dusting off my pan for a lemon custard tart, she is making her debut with a key lime tart. While I still haven’t tried a pâte sucrée, I know I can rock a graham cracker crust. Making Key Lime Pie as a Tartįirst things first, I’ve been itching to make a really pretty tart for ages. But as we enter August in the height of summer, I felt like it was a good time to put key lime tart on the menu. It’s taken me a hot minute to get to this recipe. If you’re following me on Facebook, you may have seen my “To-Do List.” I’m super behind, but I did get a request to post about key lime pie. To learn more about this, please visit my Disclaimer page. If you click a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra charge to you. The following post may contain affiliate links.

Key lime tart in 11 inch tart pan