Lime-Chocolate Dessert
Lime-Chocolate Dessert
1 can evaporated milk (1 2/3 cup)
1 package lime-flavored gelatin
1 3/4 cups hot water
1/4 cup lime juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup sugar
2 cups chocolate-wafer crumbs
1/3 cup melted butter
Shaved semisweet chocolate for garnish
Chill evaporated milk in freezing compartment until icy cold. Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Chill until partly set. Whip until fluffy. Stir in lime juice, lemon juice, and sugar. Whip milk and fold into gelatin.
Combine crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of 12 by 9 by 2-inch pan. Pour in gelatin mixture. Top with shaved semisweet chocolate. Chill until firm. Cut into squares and top each serving with a walnut half.
Yield: Approximately ten servings
1 can evaporated milk (1 2/3 cup)
1 package lime-flavored gelatin
1 3/4 cups hot water
1/4 cup lime juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup sugar
2 cups chocolate-wafer crumbs
1/3 cup melted butter
Shaved semisweet chocolate for garnish
Chill evaporated milk in freezing compartment until icy cold. Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Chill until partly set. Whip until fluffy. Stir in lime juice, lemon juice, and sugar. Whip milk and fold into gelatin.
Combine crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of 12 by 9 by 2-inch pan. Pour in gelatin mixture. Top with shaved semisweet chocolate. Chill until firm. Cut into squares and top each serving with a walnut half.
Yield: Approximately ten servings
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