Use lime, honey and vanilla to give the dish some natural sweetness. There’s no need for added sugar at all! Use ghee instead of butter or margarine. Medium-chain fatty acids present in it stimulate the fat-burning and energy expenditure and facilitate in weight loss. Ghee also helps control appetite by promoting a feeling of satiety. A traditional key lime pie will have cream on top, but this version is healthier and still tastes fantastic.
Ingredients
- 10 sugar-free, cinnamon crackers
- 3 tablespoons of honey
- 1 ½ cups of almond milk
- ½ cup of lime juice
- Lime zest
- ½ cup of fat-free Greek yoghurt
- 2 tablespoons of ghee
- 3 medium egg yolks
- Optional: Fresh vanilla pods (avoid vanilla extract as this contains sugar)
Method
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees C.
- Use a food blender to turn your crackers into fine crumbs. Combine these with your melted ghee, honey and a tiny pinch of salt, and press the mixture into the bottom of a bowl.
- Bake in the oven for around 10 minutes.
- Now mix your almond milk, yoghurt, eggs, lime juice and zest into a bowl and whisk vigorously. You can add your vanilla in at this point if you are using it. Pour this mixture on top of your crumbly base and put in the oven for a further 15 minutes.
- Allow it to cool and then place the pie in the fridge for at least four hours. For best results, leave to set overnight.