Keto Key Lime "Pie", or "A gentle reminder that measures of volume and weight aren't always the same"

(Tom) #1

After I managed to recover from the bliss that was the Keto Sweetened Condensed Milk, I set about making Key Lime Pie. I followed the recipe from the bottle of lime juice (AKA what’s supposed to happen):

3 egg yolks
1/2 cup key lime juice
One 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk*

Combine all three ingredients, pour into pie plate, bake at 350 F for 15 minutes.
Let cool for 10 min before serving

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*Here’s the thing, I measured out 14 fluid ounces of the keto condensed milk, not realizing that commercial sweetened condensed milk is 14 ounces by weight, not by volume. Oops.
Volumetrically, a can of sweetened condensed milk appears to be about 11 ounces, so that’s the amount I should have used.

Here’s what actually happened:

3 egg yolks,
1/2 cup key lime juice
14 ounces (by volume) keto sweetened condensed milk.

Ingredients were combined and baked as ordered. At 15 min, it wasn’t done, so I added another 5. After it cooled, it was still pretty wobbly, so I placed it in the fridge.

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For next time:

I’ll make sure to only use 11 volumetric ounces of KSCM, plan on cooking a bit longer, and I’m also considering baking it in custard cups, since I’m not using a crust.

#2

Still looks delish!

Perhaps one day the US will cave in and follow the metric system…hard to confuse grams with mL…:wink:

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(Rich Hopkins) #3

In 1975 I was in second grade, and they were telling us then that we would eventually switch to the metric system. I’m still waiting. Meanwhile, you can’t work on a car without metric wrenches or sockets, and can’t work on many other things without “standard” wrenches or sockets - so you have to have two tool sets. In medicine (I used to be a paramedic) you do everything in metric, so you have to convert in your head when considering patient weight, and when I’m creating a model for my 3D printer, I use metric. It makes SO much more sense to just get rid of the “standard” measurement system we have and go with metric.

(Jake P) #4

I remember hearing this in school too.

(Michelle) #5

me too! Still waiting.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #6

So, basically, this pie is just citrus curd in a crust? I’m gonna pour it in a jar, instead, and make daily visits with a spoon. I may not even make it past the “…make keto condensed milk…” part.

(Angie) #7

Looks good tho!

(No I'm not mad - that's just my face) #8

Yes! I remember hearing that too.

(Keto in Katy) #9

Keyto Lime Pie?

Feel free to co-opt my lame ideas.