Passover Key Lime Pie

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When kosher baker and cookbook writer Paula Shoyer created this dessert, she wasn’t trying to make a Passover recipe. She wanted a Key lime pastry with a amended crust.

And she created 1 that conscionable happens to beryllium good for serving astatine Passover: a tangy filling made with eggs and sweetener connected a walnut crust, topped with a bully meringue. Speaking of meringue: You'll request an instant-read oregon candy thermometer.

The filling needs astatine slightest 2 hours' refrigeration to set. The pastry tin beryllium made and refrigerated for up to 5 days, though for champion results, you mightiness privation to use and cook the meringue connected the aforesaid time the pastry is served.

Adapted from Shoyer's "The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-Free Recipes From Traditional to Trendy" (Brandeis, 2010). She blogs astatine KosherBaker.blogspot.com.

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) pareve margarine (contains neither nutrient nor dairy products)
  • 3 1/2 cups to 4 cups walnuts, crushed to output 2 cups
  • 3 tablespoons airy brownish sugar

For the filling

  • 5 ample eggs, positive 3 ample ovum yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 14 Key limes (may substitute 4 oregon 5 regular limes)
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) pareve margarine, chopped into tiny pieces
  • 1 driblet earthy greenish nutrient coloring (optional)

For the topping

  • 1/4 cupful water
  • 2/3 cupful sugar
  • 3 ample ovum whites

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

  • Calories

    580

  • Fat

    34 g

  • Saturated Fat

    8 g

  • Carbohydrates

    62 g

  • Sodium

    260 mg

  • Cholesterol

    205 mg

  • Protein

    9 g

  • Fiber

    1 g

  • Sugar

    60 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Shoyer's "The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-Free Recipes From Traditional to Trendy" (Brandeis, 2010). She blogs astatine KosherBaker.blogspot.com.

Tested by Dean Felten.

Published April 12, 2011

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Updated March 13, 2026

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