Key Lime Gin Pie

A boozy gin twist on the key lime pie.

Posted by Cat Morley

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This zesty take on the key lime pie is infused with Chilgrove Gin for an extra botanical twist.

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You Will Need (7 things)

  • 200 g Digestive Biscuits
  • 100 g Sugar
  • 50 g Butter
  • A can of Condensed Milk
  • 4 limes
  • 4 Egg yolks
  • 3 oz Chilgrove Gin

Steps (12 steps, 45 minutes)

  1. 1

    Crumble the digestive biscuits into your blender.

  2. 2

    Blitz into a nice crumbly mixture.

  3. 3

    Melt the butter and pout it into the blender.

  4. 4

    Grate in the zest from one of the limes and mix together.

  5. 5

    Press the crumbs into the bottom of a greased cake tin and bake at 200'c for 10 minutes.

  6. 6

    Pour the gin, condensed milk and, sugar into a bowl. Grate the zest from two of the limes into the mixture and the zest from third third into a bowl. Place the zest bowl in the fridge.

  7. 7

    Squeeze the juice from all four limes into the mixture and add the egg yolks.

  8. 8

    Whisk together until smooth.

  9. 9

    Place some parchment paper around the edges of your cake tin.

  10. 10

    Pour the cream mixture on top of the biscuit base and smooth off the top with a spatula.

  11. 11

    Bake for 25 minutes at 180'C.

  12. 12

    Chill in the fridge until cool and serve with the remaining zest.