Key limes are NOT the same as the limes you see in the supermarket. Key limes are smaller and have more seeds, a thinner skin, and a tarter taste. They get their name from the Florida Keys, where they were first grown.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to hunt down key limes. Even though these are called “Key Lime Cups,” we developed this recipe with regular Persian limes.
Key Lime Cups
Serves 4
1 1/2 graham crackers, broken into pieces
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup (2 ounces) cream cheese
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon grated lime zest plus 1/3 cup juice, zested and squeezed from 3 limes…