The first thing to say about this dessert is that it was not the success our previous meal was. That's not to say it wasn't nice, it just wasn't anything to write home about. Although a simple recipe, we did find a few transatlantic discrepancies. Though these were not the fault of the recipe, but rather an inability for our two countries to decide what the word 'jelly' actually constituted. For me it's rubbery, gelatin, 'jello' in the US to Sam it was rather like jam. This was responsible for panic at the point we were both about to add our jelly to the chocolate. As it turned out Sam did have a powdered form of lime jelly (UK edition) in stock, however this did ultimately render the pie a forest green. On my side, letting it set over night resulted in an well formed, nice tasting dessert if not a little sickly if consumed in excess. It isn't something I would be desperately want to cook again, but a relatively easy dessert. The link is below for the recipe.
- 75g unsalted butter
- 200g digestive biscuits, crushed
- 100g Sainsbury's white chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
- 142ml carton double cream, lightly whipped
- 135g pack Sainsbury's lime jelly made up to 300ml with boiling water, allow to cool but not set
- Mint sprigs and lemon slices to decorate
Method
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir in the crushed biscuits then press this mixture firmly into a 20.5 cm loose bottomed flan ring and chill in the refrigerator while making the filling.
- Mix the melted chocolate with the cream and cooled jelly and pour into the biscuit case then return to the refrigerator for 1-2 hours or until set.
- Decorate with a mint sprig and some lemon slices if you wish.
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