How to make a Frozen Chocolate Covered Key Lime Pie Pop

About a year ago, my family took a trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  My husband had a work trip there and we decided to tag along.  We spent the days at the beach and the evenings finding yummy food to eat!  I had some of the best Mexican food there and some of the tastiest gelato.  We took a day and drove out to the Florida Keys and enjoyed a bit of time on Key West.  We only had a few hours there and didn't get to explore nearly as much as I wished but we enjoyed it.  Well when my sister spent some time in the Keys a month or so ago and sent me a picture of a frozen chocolate covered key lime pie pop, I realized that I needed to make it back asap because I did not eat nearly enough key lime goodness while I was there!

 

As soon as she sent me the picture, I had lots of follow up questions for her.  She was nice enough to answer them all.  And then I just couldn't get the idea of a frozen chocolate covered key lime pie pop out of my head no matter how hard I tried!  I already have an absolutely to-die-for Key Lime Pie recipe that is also really easy to make.  So I was dying to try it, frozen and dipped in chocolate!  Thank you to my sister for giving me this inspiration!

My whole family is really excited when I make key lime pie, but when they saw that chocolate was also going to be involved, it was really hard to keep the little fingers away from this long enough to freeze!  But the end result is sooooo worth it!

And...yes...it is so good.  I couldn't imagine anything better than key lime pie, but chocolate covered key lime pie is EVEN BETTER.  Seriously.

Frozen Chocolate Covered Key Lime Pie Pop

Ingredients:

• (2) 14 oz. cans Nestle Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 cup Key Lime Juice
• 2 whole Eggs
• 10″ pre-made Graham Cracker Pie Shell
• (4) bars Lindt 70% Cocoa Smooth Dark Chocolate Bars (you can use a different brand if you prefer, but I suggest dark chocolate not milk)

Directions:

1. Combine sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and eggs in a large bowl and whist until well blended.
2. Place pie shell on a cookie sheet.
3. Pour filling into pie shell.
4. Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 18-20 minutes.
5. After your pie is cooked, instead of cooling it in the fridge like a normal Key Lime Pie, go ahead and put it in the freezer for a few hours.  It doesn't need to be frozen solid, but it helps if it is a little more firm then if it was just refrigerated.
6. Cut the pie into slices and place on a foil lined plate.
7. Place a popsicle stick or paper straw into the pie slice.
8. Melt chocolate.  (You can see my tips and tricks for melting chocolate here.)
9. Pour melted chocolate over pie slices OR dip pie slices into melted chocolate.
10. Place in freezer overnight or until frozen solid.

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This dessert does take a little bit of wait time, but it is well worth the wait!  This dessert is tasty, yummy and the bitter chocolate perfectly offsets the tangy and sweet pie.  It is the perfect combination and a delicious and scrumptious treat!

You can download the recipe to print below:

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