Description
A refreshing Mexican Icebox Cake featuring lime, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped cream, perfect for warm weather gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (12-ounces) can evaporated milk
- 1 (14-ounces) can sweetened condensed milk
- Juice of 6 limes (about 3/4 cup of lime juice)
- 2 (6-ounces) packages Maria cookies (or graham crackers)
- 1 cup (240 ml) cold heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (or to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Lime zest
- Lime slices
- Berries
- Maria cookie crumbs
Instructions
- Mix the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and lime juice in a bowl until combined.
- Whip the cold heavy cream with sugar and vanilla in another bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Fold the whipped cream into the lime mixture gently.
- Layer Maria cookies at the bottom of a rectangular dish.
- Spread a layer of the lime mixture over the cookies.
- Repeat layers until ingredients are used up, finishing with the lime mixture on top.
- Garnish with crumbled Maria cookies, lime zest, lime slices, and berries.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 240 minutes (4 hours) or overnight.
- Serve cold, slicing into squares to enjoy.
Notes
For a sweeter taste, adjust the sugar in the whipped cream to your preference. This dessert is best enjoyed fresh.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Mexican dessert, icebox cake, lime cake, no-bake dessert, Carlota de Limón