I haven't had a lot of key lime yet today but I'm still hoping for the dessert we began working on before I had to leave for an appointment. The key limes are about the size of a ping pong ball and are one of two fruits I'll be having from the Carribean region this weekend.
For the sake of my challenge, I ate a whole key lime raw and I have to say it made my lips pucker and my face clench up. These things are sour! My friend and I picked up two bags with the idea of making a nice sorbet tonight and let me tell you, juicing two bags of key lime takes some time. They smelled wonderful and I'm hoping my wife will bring me a serving either to work or for when I get home.
Update: This is by far the most intense sorbet I've ever had. We also added some mint which brings out the intensity even more. My serving size was only 1/2 a cup and that seemed like a lot. Each bite was a blast of sour bitterness followed by the soothing relief of the sweetness of the condensed milk. Maybe we could have used half the lime juice since we were originally planning for two batches. I'm also thinking the greek yogurt we tried using wasn't the best choice as it adds sourness where sourness wasn't really needed. A smoother vanilla yogurt might have been better. We did discuss cream cheese as an option.
While this dessert might have a lot of high-calorie/questionable ingredients for a health challenge, I'm allowing for a little fun in the form of a dessert here and there and by it's nature this dish came with portion control!
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