Avocado Key Lime Pie

These days I’ve been into “healthy” recipes. I recently discovered avocado-desserts, and I’ve decided to try using it in Key Lime pie. I made it for this year’s family Thanksgiving gathering and it was gone in minutes!

Super easy to make, and SO GOOD!

Ingredients: 

For the crust:

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• OR store bought already made graham cracker pie crust

For the filling:

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1 avocado
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp keylime juice
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 6 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1/2 tbsp lime zest

For the whipped cream:

• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Toppings: 

• Lime slices
• coconut flakes

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 F and grease a pie tin
2. Combine the graham cracker pie crust ingredients and press it into the pie tin
3. Bake the crust for 8 minutes
4. In a bowl, add cream cheese, avocado, sugar, and key lime juice and puree it until smooth.
5. In another bowl, add heavy whipping cream, and powdered sugar. Whip it until stiff peaks form
6. Fold the whipped cream into the avocado mixture, add lime zest.
7. Fill the pie crust with the mixture, and refrigerate for 4-5 hours, or overnight.
8. When ready to eat, whip up the whipped cream and pipe it around the edge.
9. Add lime slices on the whipped cream, and top it with coconut flakes.

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