The Kitchen airs several times a week on the Food Network, but thanks to the DVR, I am able to watch it when I’m doing time on the treadmill.
It is one of my favorite programs and it’s co-host, Jeff Mauro is one of my favorite television personalities. 
During The Kitchen’s summer series, I’ve learned a lot about preparing seafood, proper grilling, and picked up several ideas for making chilled desserts.
Yesterday I created a version of one of those chilled desserts which included
Fresh limes
Fresh whipped cream
And believe it or not,
fat free sweetened condensed milk. 
This was by accident as I picked up the fat free variety while not giving my full attention to grocery shopping. Great Value is Walmart’s brand and Walmart is not a fun place to shop. It stands to reason that I was likely running through the store as quickly as possible.
The fat free sweetened condensed milk is not required for a delicious dessert, 
although mine turned out deliciously.
My Summertime Lime Pie is adapted from Jeff Mauro’s 5-Ingredient Quick Frozen Key Lime Pie which he deems as
Level: Easy
Makes 1 pie
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk (not necessarily fat free)
1 tablespoon fresh lime zest
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 store bought graham cracker pie crust (or you can make your own)
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
lime slices, for garnish, optional
Directions
In a chilled mixing bowl, beat 1 cup of the heavy cream into stiff peaks. In a separate bowl, mix together the sweetened condensed milk, lime zest and lime juice. Fold the mixture into the whipped cream.
Pour the filling into the pie crust and spread evenly. Freeze until set, 3 to 4 hours.
Combine the remaining 1 1/2 cups of whipping cream and the confectioners’ sugar. Whip until soft peaks. Spoon the whipped cream over the frozen pie.
Garnish with some curled lime slices and a cherry, if desired.
As with most of his desserts, LB has to have a cherry on top!
Summertime Lime Pie
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon fresh lime zest
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 store bought graham cracker pie crust
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
lime slices, for garnish, optional
Directions
In a chilled mixing bowl, beat 1 cup of the heavy cream into stiff peaks. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, lime zest and lime juice. Fold the mixture into the whipped cream.
Pour the filling into the pie crust and spread evenly. Freeze until set, 3 to 4 hours.
Combine the remaining 1 1/2 cups of whipping cream and the confectioners’ sugar. Whip until soft peaks. Spoon the whipped cream over the frozen pie.
Garnish with some curled lime slices.
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