It’s approximately 1 million degrees in New York this weekend. I’ve been going in and out of slumber because the heat makes me virtually comatose. Anyone else feel this struggle?
The last time I remember it being this brutally hot in fact, was my honeymoon in Key West Florida.
How did I cope, you ask? (Did you ask?) I ate a frozen slice of key lime pie every single chance I could. And it. Was. Magnificent.
I remember James wondering why I all of a sudden lost all self control, and ate maybe 15 pieces of frozen pie dipped in chocolate. Whatever though, the dress fit the week before so I was throwing caution to the wind. You only live once. YOLO if you will, as the kids say.
This popsicle essentially brought me back to feeling like I was in the Gulf of Mexico, and I could literally hear steel drums in the background as I ate it.
You know how if you hold a conch shell to your ear you can hear the ocean? Same concept. Science.
It’s creamy. It’s dreamy. It’s frozen (no bake no fuss, 6 ingredients) key lime pie on a stick. Possibly dipped in chocolate if you’re into that, and you should be.
You will need for 6 large popsicles:
1 can sweetened condensed milk
4 ounces creme fraiche (or softened cream cheese, full fat plain yogurt, or sour cream)
1 cup heavy cream, whipped to stiff peaks
1 cup fresh lime juice and the zest of 2 limes, roughly 6 limes total
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons melted salted butter
1/2 cup melted dark chocolate: optional but not really
In a large bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, creme fraiche, as well as the zest and juice from the limes. Gently fold in the whipped cream, and spoon into your popsicle molds.
In a small bowl, combine the cookie crumbs with the melted butter until the crumbs hold together when pressed between your fingers.
Top the pie filling with about 1 tablespoon of crust mixture, place your sticks in your molds, and freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.
Run the molds under hot water for a few seconds before removing the pops. Once unmolded you could dip, drizzle, or splatter with the melted dark chocolate. Return to the freezer for a few minutes before serving.
Sit back, relax, and listen for the steel drums.
