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Mexican Key Lime Tartlets

Mexican Key Lime Tartlets

Mexican Key Lime Tartlets with Cream Cheese Pastry are a perfect end to your Cinco de Mayo feast. Their awesome blend of tart and sweet will have you clamoring for more of these delectable bite-sized morsels. What’s even better is that the shells and the key lime mixture can be made ahead of time, and assembled right before serving.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Idle time 1 hour
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cinco de Mayo
Servings 24 Tartlets
Calories 109 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cream Cheese Pastry

  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

Key Lime Mixture

  • 2 egg yolks
  • ⅓ cup freshly squeezed Key Lime juice may also use freshly squeezed regular lime juice
  • ¾ cup (10 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ teaspoon lime zest
  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • 2 Tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • Lime wedges for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Cream Cheese Pastry: Beat butter and cream cheese on high until light and fluffy. Add flour, beating just until combined. Shape Cream Cheese Pastry dough into 24 balls. Place in non-stick, ungreased mini-muffin pan, shaping each into a shell. Chill 30 minutes. Prick each shell, and bake at 400° F for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Loosen edges of tart shells from pans, using a sharp knife; cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack. May be prepared in advance and stored in a ziploc bag.
  • Key Lime Mixture: Beat egg yolks at medium speed of an electric mixer until thick and lemon colored, about 4 minutes. Heat Key lime juice over medium heat until hot. Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot lime juice into egg yolks, and add to remaining hot lime juice, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring constantly over medium heat for 2 minutes, or until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat and cool 10 minutes. Add sweetened condensed milk and lime zest, stirring well. Transfer to small bowl; cover with plastic wrap, pressing plastic wrap to top of mixture. Refrigerate.
  • Prepare whipped cream by beating cream on high until thickened. Add confectioners' sugar; continue beating until desired consistency. Transfer to piping bag fitted with #21 star tip.
  • Spoon filing evenly into baked pastry shells. Pipe whipped cream on top. Garnish with lime slice.
  • Yield: 24 Mexican Key Lime Tartlets

Nutrition

Calories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 26mgPotassium: 55mgSugar: 6gVitamin A: 245IUVitamin C: 1.2mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 0.3mg
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