Orange Key Lime Pie Recipe | Cooking On The Weekends (2024)

Orange Key Lime Pie is made with a delectable cardamom crust and Seville oranges. The tangy, sour flavor of the oranges, blended with tart Key Limes, is balanced beautifully with the rich and creamy sweetness of the other ingredients in this outstanding pie.

Seville Oranges, another delicious winter citrus.

They're highlighted in this amazing Orange Key Lime Pie recipe.

This idea for this Orange Key Lime Pie was born when Melissa's Produce sent me Seville Oranges for recipe testing.

I had never tasted them before and was surprised at their unexpected flavor. It was almost more like biting into a lemon than an orange.

What are Seville Oranges?

• First cultivated in Seville, Spain, in the 12 century, these oranges are a cross between a Pomelo and a Mandarin.
• Seville oranges have a tangy, sour and bitter flavor -- and, a strong orange flavor still comes through.
• Since they are quite sour and bitter, they are rarely, if ever, eaten on their own -- they are an orange that is primarily used for cooking. Seville orange recipes can be spectacular.
• These super juicy oranges have a very deep, dark orange skin, which is gorgeous, and the inside of the fruit is a lighter color.
• Seville oranges typically have many more seeds than other oranges.

How to use Seville Oranges

• The juice and rind can be used for both sweet and savory baking and cooking.
• The possibilities for Seville orange recipes are countless, and they are especially known for their use in marmalade.
• These oranges can be used for juices, syrups, co*cktails, vinaigrettes, marinades and sauces.
• As with most citrus fruits, the zest can be used to flavor sugars and salts.

And of course they were used as a main ingredient in this Orange Key Lime Pie with Cardamom Crust.

Seville Orange Key Lime Pie

When I learned that Seville Oranges are most prized for making orange marmalade, I realized they might work perfectly in a pie -- a wonderful orange flavor, not too sweet, and on the bitter side.

I thought they would work similarly to Key Limes when added to creamy, rich ingredients.

So I decided to blend these two citruses for this divine dessert.

The cardamom crust gives the tangy and sweet pie just the right amount of crunch and warmth from the spice.

Recipe Tips and Substitutions

• This pie is best served at room temperature or slightly chilled.
• Save your egg whites for an omelette or soufflé!
• And a final note -- yes, if you can't get your hands of Seville oranges or Key limes, great. If not, this pie should will still be great with other orange and lime varieties.

More citrus pie and Seville orange recipes:

• Citrus Ginger Pie Recipe
• Seville Orange Marmalade
• Seville Orange French Toast
• Avocado Crab Salad with Seville Oranges

I hope you enjoy this Seville Orange Key Lime Pie as much as I do!

This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

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