KEY LIME CHEESECAKE TART RECIPE

This fancy Key Lime Cheesecake Tart will be the biggest hit on your family table from now on. It’s a perfect balance in between tart and sweet. Thick layer of classic graham crackers crust, one half layer of sweet New York cheesecake, another half from key lime cream and topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with zest of lime. Heaven on Earth.

Why is this Key Lime Cheesecake Tart the Best recipe ever

This southern specialty is transformed into lovely dessert with chilled creamy cheesecake layer. This is all cheesecake lovers dream. A Thick layer of New York cheesecake meets less thick layer of perfect tangy key lime cream.

When I had first bite, it was such satifying and tangy experience. The buttery crunch of  graham cracker’s crust with creamy cheesecake, key lime creamy custard is a delectable experience in your mouth. This is how I would describe the best Key Lime Cheesecake tart.

I call it tart, because I made it in a tart pan which is 8-inch large, but this recipe is also suitable for classic 9-inch springfrom pan. I found it more fancy with the beautiful wavy crust that it made with the tart pan. This dessert is fantastic for any festive occasion like Easter Day, Mother’s Day or Birthday party.

Igredients fo Key Lime Cheesecake Tart

• Graham cracker’s crumbs – Will be the base for the cheesecake. Use prepacked gragam cracker’s crumbs for easiers and effiecient baking.
• Granulated sugar – Is the sweetener of the graham cracker’s base for the cheesecake and also helps to sweeten the cream cheese filling.
• Unsalted butter – Is the biding ingredient for the base of this cheesecake. It will hold the graham crackers together.
• Cream cheese – One of the main ingredient for the cheesecake. Use room temperature and the brick style cream cheese.
• Eggs – Are going to keep together the cheesecake filling and will add richness to the cheesecake.
• Vanilla extract – Enhance the flavour of this cheesecake.
• AP flour – Will help to hold better the cheesecake filling.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – Is for the Key Lime custard, that will be used on top of the cheesecake layer.
• Lime juice and limes – Both lime juice and lime zest is used for the flavouring of this cheesecake tart.
• Heavy whipping cream 35% – Is a delectable ingredient used for the topping of this cheesecake tart.
• Powdered sugar – Will sweeten the heavy whipping cream.

Expert Tips

Room temperature ingredients – There in one most important key to the creamiest cheesecake and that is all ingredients used for the cream cheese filling require to be in room temperature, except the whipping cream. Whipping cream will be used as a topping of the cheesecake, and on the other hand, for well whipped cream, you want to chill it in the fridge before whipping the cream.

Smooth cream cheese – Second very important key is the way how you mix the cream cheese. If you keep the cream cheese in room temperature, the job is already half done! Mixing with a whisk attachment at this moment would be the best choice to achieve fluffy consistency of cream cheese. Once the cream cheese is well mixed, then you can add the other ingredients.

Use blender if needed – If you find that your cream cheese didn’t whip up well and you still see some lumps in the cream cheese mixture, then use hand blender to smoothen out the texture of this cheesecaek filling. Do not over-blend. The reason why there might still be some lumps, is that you haven’t left in the room temperature for long enough and is still little stiff.

HOW TO MAKE the perfect KEY LIME CHEESECAKE TART

Classic cheesecake has few steps: make a crust, bake the crust, make the filling, bake the filling, chill & serve. This Key lime cheesecake will have two extra steps by making the key lime cream and whipping the cream for the garnish. So let’s start.

Step 1 – Graham cracker’s crust

Make the buttery Graham Cracker’s crust – By mixing the graham cracker crumbs with sugar and melted butter. Press it into the pan of your choice. I used 8- inch tart style pan with edge of 2-inch.

Tip – If it’s a first time using a tart of pan, that you don’t know well, place a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of the tart and butter lightly the edges of the tart. If you have your bakeware non-stick, you can skip this step.

Bake the crust – Approximately 5- 8 minutes, in pre-heated oven 350 F (180 C). Keep an eye on it not to burn it. Every oven heats differently, start checking on the crust at 5-6 minutes. Cool the crust. In the meanwhile start the cream cheese filling.

Step 2 – Cream cheese filling

Make the cream cheese filling – by mixing the cream cheese until very smooth and no lumps are visible. Add one sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and mix until combined well. At the end add AP-flour and give it a last mix. Pour the cream cheese filling in the baked crust and set aside.

Step 3 – Key Lime filling

Mix the key lime filling– Super easy step, mix all the ingredients for key lime cream and mix well until smooth. Pour this key lime cream gently on the top of the cream cheese mixture. No worries, the key lime cream will not sink on the bottom of the cream cheese. The cream cheese texture is enough heavy to hold the key lime cream.

Step 4 – Bake the Key Lime Cheesecake Tart

Bake the cheesecake for 35 minutes or until the centre of the cheesecake is set and jiggles slightly. Let it cool completely and then chill for 6 hours, preferably overnight. One big tip: I always prepare my cheesecake day ahead, because the cheesecake needs to really rest and chill very well in the refrigerator to set properly. Otherwise, it will be falling apart, while you will be slicing it.

Step 5 – Toppings and garnish

Whip the whipping cream – Take chilled whipping cream (35% fat minimum) and start whipping it with a hand held mixer. Once the whipping cream has soft peaks, add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and whip the cream until stiff peaks.

Transfer the whipped cream into a pastry bag – And with a round piping tip and start piping doloops on the chilled cheesecake. Sprinkle with lime zest.

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