Green Pie for Saint Patrick's Day.... Totally Traditional Right???

Key lime pie is definitely my favorite type of pie. And while key limes weren't available at Kroger, and even if they had been, they would have stretched my budget (and March's money is already on its last leg), I decided that I wanted to give it a shot. I missed out on Pi Day this last weekend, so when Saint Patrick's Day came around I wanted to make key lime pie. Yes, it's not actually green, but as someone said when asked what the difference between lemon and lime is, "lime tastes green."

The recipe I used was really simple and here. The only thing I changed about the main recipe was that I added a little bit of confectionery sugar to the pie filling. Additionally, I added a topping. Some people like to put meringue on it, I don't.

Ingredients:
1 cup Ricotta Cheese
1 1/4 cup Whipped Cream
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup confectionery sugar
a splash of Kahlua

Combine all ingredients. Alter to taste. Whip together until creamy.

My final topping was a little runny, which is why I specify whipping. I just mixed it, but I feel like beating the product to put air into it will make it better. I put it in the center of the pie with a garnish of lime and around the edge. I will say though that when I ate the pie the cream did a really good job of balancing the tartness of the lime so either putting more on the pie or garnishing the plate with it when it's served is a good idea. I felt I needed a little extra.

Another thing to note is that four egg yolks called for in this recipe leaves you with four egg whites. This just happened to be exactly the amount I needed to make meringues though! So, if you have some extra sugar and vanilla, and some cream of tartar, you can make them too. However! If you don't have an electric beater, get ready to whisk the egg white mixture forever! (Like I did, haha).

In any case, I was afraid to try the pie afterward, because I'd had problems with lemon lime bars in the past where they taste somewhat eggy, and I was afraid this would happen again, but it actually tasted really amazing! I got a lot of compliments on the crust as well as the pie as a whole. I'm really happy!!