I'm Sorry It Had to Happen Like This Pie

Need to break up with someone? Make them this Pie...



It is terrible.

Breakup Pie:

1 Can sweetened condensed milk
6 Egg Yolks. Yeah, that's right... raw eggs. Get over it.
4 limes, juice of
4 limes zest of
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla

Put all that stuff in a blender and press go. Pour into a graham cracker pie crust and freeze.

(Some of you might have noticed this is a take on the Barefoot Contessa Recipe, which is really, really good. This obviously wasn't)

Let us talk about why this was bad:

1. There wasn't enough Lime Juice in the Pie
2. The coconut added NO FLAVOR. Really, none.
3. But what the coconut did add was a terrible, god-awful texture.

This was like eating a weak key lime pie with sand in it. YUM!

Lessons learned -- If it doesn't seem right in the first steps, fix it then. And, sadly, extracts (like coconut extract) add more flavor than the original ingredients would.

If anybody wants to try a slice, there is plenty left in the trashcan in front of my apartment.