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Key Lime Tart with

Almond Crust and Meringue topping
Course Dessert
Servings 1 9" tart

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cup almond flour/meal 175 grams
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour 35 grams
  • 5 eggs, separated
  • ½ cup + 3 tablespoons sugar 100 grams + 3 tablespoons
  • 3 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 ounce
  • ½ cup fresh key lime juice or  Nellie & Joe's Famous Key West Lime Juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated lime zest

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F./180 degrees C. Position a rack in the center of the oven.
  • To make the crust, combine the almond flour and all-purpose flour in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, light whip 2 of the egg whites with 3 tablespoons of sugar, whisk until sugar is dissolved. Add the egg white mixture and the melted butter to the flour mixture. Stir till it all comes together. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch/23-centimeter tart pan.
  • Bake the crust till it looks appealingly golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Set as side to cool.
  • For the filling, whisk together all 5 egg yolks, the sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, and lime zest in a medium bowl. Pour the mixture into the cooled tart crust.
  • Bake until the center is set but still moves a bit when the pan is nudged, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the tart from the oven and allow it to cool completely.
  • Before serving, make an Italian meringue with the remaining 3 egg whites (equal parts egg white and sugar by weight, cooking the sugar to 250 degrees F./120 degrees C.) Pipe or spread the meringue onto the cooled pie and broil the top to brown it lightly or hit it with a blowtorch for color. Slice and serve.