It doesn't get easier than this but it CAN be considerably more tasty if you use good ingredients instead of the schlock I've listed here.
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
Three limes
Cool Whip (none of that yucky Fat Free or French Vanilla or Mocha Sod flavor or whatever they're pushing at the minute.)
Graham Cracker pie crust.
Grate rind of limes (green part only) and squeeze juice, including the odd bit of pulp, into a large glass bowl. Add contents of can of sweetened condensed milk and stir until it thickens, about one minute.
Fold in one container of Cool Whip. Mix gently until all ingredients are incorporated evenly. Spoon gently into prepared pie crust, preferable a cookie crumb pie crust (such as one made from graham cracker crumbs, or better yet, gingersnaps.) Put in fridge to "harden" for at least 20 minutes or throw at guests immediately if they can't wait that long. Freezes well.
Ugh, I hate Cool Whip and I dislike the film of plastic waxy coating that graces my tongue after eating anything made from it. However, I must admit, the lime juice goes a long way in counteracting said wax effect, so if you need something impressive QUICK, and you have the ingredients on hand, go for it. It's unlikely that these are ingredients an expat just happens to have on hand--Cool Whip is like diamonds out here and almost as expensive--but if you do, more power to you.
Am thinking of way to incorporate this into my Mad Man Cocktail Supper (a dinner party consisting entirely of what my friend calls "whore durves" ) and perhaps tiny "cookie lime pies" are the way to go--this, served on a tiny Vanilla Wafer. What do you think?
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
Three limes
Cool Whip (none of that yucky Fat Free or French Vanilla or Mocha Sod flavor or whatever they're pushing at the minute.)
Graham Cracker pie crust.
Grate rind of limes (green part only) and squeeze juice, including the odd bit of pulp, into a large glass bowl. Add contents of can of sweetened condensed milk and stir until it thickens, about one minute.
Fold in one container of Cool Whip. Mix gently until all ingredients are incorporated evenly. Spoon gently into prepared pie crust, preferable a cookie crumb pie crust (such as one made from graham cracker crumbs, or better yet, gingersnaps.) Put in fridge to "harden" for at least 20 minutes or throw at guests immediately if they can't wait that long. Freezes well.
Ugh, I hate Cool Whip and I dislike the film of plastic waxy coating that graces my tongue after eating anything made from it. However, I must admit, the lime juice goes a long way in counteracting said wax effect, so if you need something impressive QUICK, and you have the ingredients on hand, go for it. It's unlikely that these are ingredients an expat just happens to have on hand--Cool Whip is like diamonds out here and almost as expensive--but if you do, more power to you.
Am thinking of way to incorporate this into my Mad Man Cocktail Supper (a dinner party consisting entirely of what my friend calls "whore durves" ) and perhaps tiny "cookie lime pies" are the way to go--this, served on a tiny Vanilla Wafer. What do you think?
So Cool Whip has other uses, not just to get high. It's also good in Key Lime Pie!
ReplyDeleteHow the hell would you get high on Cool Whip? Are you thinking about huffing gas from a can of Reddi Whip?
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