Mango Key-lime Pie With Coconut Meringue

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (i use splenda)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, cold
• 4 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 (13 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (i use low-fat)
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup lime juice
• 1/2 cup mango, puree*
• 1 teaspoon lime zest, grated
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 9 tablespoons sugar (i use splenda blend)
• 1 tablespoon cream of coconut (i use coco lopez)
• 1/3 cup coconut, toasted (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brown sugar crust preparation: preheat oven to 350ºf. grease 9-inch pie pan or springform pan.
• 2 combine flour, brown sugar and salt. with a pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mix is crumbly. press dough firmly into bottom and sides of pan.
• 3 bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. set aside.
• 4 mango key lime filling preparation: using an electric mixer, combine egg yolks, condensed milk and cornstarch.
• 5 slowly add in lime juice, then mango puree and lime zest. continue to mix until blended for just a few seconds.
• 6 pour the mixture into the prepared pie shell and bake at 350ºf. for about 15-20 minutes, or until filling is set.
• 7 remove from oven and cool for 15 minutes. do not turn oven off.
• 8 coconut meringue preparation: beat egg whites until light and frothy. add cream of tartar and continue beating until the whites form stiff peaks.
• 9 gradually beat in sugar, then add cream of coconut and mix for several more seconds.
• 10 carefully spoon meringue onto warm pie. return pie to oven to brown meringue (about 6 to 7 minutes).
• 11 remove pie from oven and refrigerate until chilled. can garnish pie with toasted coconut if you like.
• 12 note: to make *mango purée, peel and remove the pit of two ripe mangos, cut into pieces and place them in a blender or food processor with the juice of 1/2 lemon and 2 tablespoons sugar, (for sweetness if you like).
• 13 blend until smooth. it keeps covered and chilled for 3 days (or frozen in a container).
• 14 another option is to make the coconut-key lime pie omitting the mango, and just with the lime and coconut flavors combined is excellent, too.