Hibiscus Key Lime Pie

How to make a super-tart Hibiscus Key Lime Pie. Hibiscus flowers bloom from late-summer into the fall. A cool and unusual ingredient to add some variety to your bakes!

Make the base: Combine the butter, sugar, flour, salt, and vanilla until it forms a dough. Flatten the dough into the base of a cake dish and chill for one hour. Make the filling: Mix the *hibiscus puree and lime juice. Add the eggs and sugar and mix. Add the flour and combine. Bake the base at 350°F for 15 minutes. Add the filling. Return to the oven for 20 minutes. Refrigerate before serving.

*Hibiscus puree: Soak dried hibiscus flowers in water overnight. Drain. Feed hibiscus flowers into a juicer. Easy!

Ingredients

  • Base:
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 1/4 cup of sugar
  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste

 

  • Filling:
  • 2 tablespoons hibiscus puree
  • 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
  • 3 eggs
  • 1.5 cups of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of flour

 

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