Depending on which key lime pie recipe you're fond of, home bakers opt for a flour crust or a graham cracker crust. The contentious topic may split some key lime pie lovers, but we think that the surprising addition of nuts elevates either crust. The addition of the salty, toasted almonds is a great contrast to the sweet and tart pie. Not only that, but the almond's crunchy texture is a great compliment to the creamy and rich filling. And, no one can deny the aesthetic value the almonds add, creating a flakey border around the mounds of whipped cream and smooth filling.
If you don't have almonds on hand, you can add all kinds of other nuts instead to create the same effect. Try adding toasted pecans or walnuts — both can provide the same salty, toasted crunch as almonds. Your other pies could benefit from a nutty addition too. Consider, sprinkling toasted hazelnuts or roasted macadamia nuts around the edge of your next chocolate cream pie or banana cream pie. You might consider adding macadamia nuts to your next peanut butter pie. Really, you can experiment with all kinds of nuts and pies to create your own signature combinations.
So follow Publix's lead; almost any creamy pie can benefit from the addition of salty, earthy nuts, and once you try adding this not-so-secret ingredient, you'll never be able to go back to your plain old pies — Key Lime or any other flavor — again.
The Not-So-Secret Ingredient That Makes Publix's Key Lime Pie Delicious - Tasting Table
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