Where can I buy a key lime mix that is used in the Lime cheese ball recipe? A grocery store or only online?
Posted by admin | Under Buy Groceries Online Friday Feb 19, 2010One of the recipes I found calls it "Keylime Quick Mix." But I’m sure there are a variety of lime mixes that can be used to create this cheese ball. I have found a couple recipes online, but none specify where to buy the mixes.
It looks like the ingredient lists mostly sugar and lime juice/lime oil solids, I found a couple of places online that sell such mixes, see below. Here’s an ingredient list:
Sugar, maltodextrin, lime juice solids (maltodextrin, lime juice, lime oil), artificial flavor, FD & C yellow 5 and blue 1, and not more than 2% Tricalcium Phosphate added to prevent caking.
I’ve gotten powdered lemon juice at the grocery (http://www.truelemon.com/index.html), they also have lime powder, but I’m sure it’s not Key Lime. Key limes taste different than Persian limes. The Persian Lime or Tahiti Lime (botanical name, Citrus latifolia) is a relatively new fruit, having been developed in the early 20th century. This is the usual lime (oval, dark green and with a thick rind) you find in supermarkets.
On the other hand, the Key Lime, Mexican Lime or West Indian Lime, (botanical name, Citrus aurantifolia), is round and small (Ping Pong ball size and smaller), a lighter shade of green (often yellow) with a thin skin and a delicate aroma.
It can take up to 12 of the small key limes to make 1/2 cup of the juice, more than twice the number of Persian limes, but if you can find the key limes in your supermarket (ask the produce manager when to expect them!), it is well worth it.
I’ve found bottled Key Lime juice at my local WinCo, maybe you can find some. You could use regular limes or lime juice, but it would taste different. Maybe if you can find Jello or other brand ‘no cook’ key lime pie filling, you could use that instead. I’ve also seen key lime bar mixes in the grocery, but not very often, you might look for that.
Here’s a recipe using juice instead of a mix:
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
2/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons fresh Key lime juice or regular lime juice
1 tablespoon grated Key lime peel or regular lime peel
Mix juice, peel and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Blend softened cream cheese into juice mixture, form into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Roll in coconut or slivered almonds, or even graham cracker crumbs before serving, if you like. Hope this helps!
tastefully simple has one that is great…go to their website…
References :
It looks like the ingredient lists mostly sugar and lime juice/lime oil solids, I found a couple of places online that sell such mixes, see below. Here’s an ingredient list:
Sugar, maltodextrin, lime juice solids (maltodextrin, lime juice, lime oil), artificial flavor, FD & C yellow 5 and blue 1, and not more than 2% Tricalcium Phosphate added to prevent caking.
I’ve gotten powdered lemon juice at the grocery (http://www.truelemon.com/index.html), they also have lime powder, but I’m sure it’s not Key Lime. Key limes taste different than Persian limes. The Persian Lime or Tahiti Lime (botanical name, Citrus latifolia) is a relatively new fruit, having been developed in the early 20th century. This is the usual lime (oval, dark green and with a thick rind) you find in supermarkets.
On the other hand, the Key Lime, Mexican Lime or West Indian Lime, (botanical name, Citrus aurantifolia), is round and small (Ping Pong ball size and smaller), a lighter shade of green (often yellow) with a thin skin and a delicate aroma.
It can take up to 12 of the small key limes to make 1/2 cup of the juice, more than twice the number of Persian limes, but if you can find the key limes in your supermarket (ask the produce manager when to expect them!), it is well worth it.
I’ve found bottled Key Lime juice at my local WinCo, maybe you can find some. You could use regular limes or lime juice, but it would taste different. Maybe if you can find Jello or other brand ‘no cook’ key lime pie filling, you could use that instead. I’ve also seen key lime bar mixes in the grocery, but not very often, you might look for that.
Here’s a recipe using juice instead of a mix:
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
2/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons fresh Key lime juice or regular lime juice
1 tablespoon grated Key lime peel or regular lime peel
Mix juice, peel and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Blend softened cream cheese into juice mixture, form into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Roll in coconut or slivered almonds, or even graham cracker crumbs before serving, if you like. Hope this helps!
References :
http://www.voltairescup.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11
http://order.radakitchenstore.com/storefrontB2CWEB/itemsearchnav.do?action=page_clicked&pageNumber=1&forward=browse&numresults=50
http://www.radaquickmixrecipes.com/info/KeyLimeSweetDip.pdf
http://store.homemadegourmetmixes.com/keylipiechch.html
http://www.tastefullysimple.com/Cultures/en-US/Products/KeyLimeCheeseBallMix267107.htm?CatalogNavigationBreadCrumbs=ClientCatalog;AllProducts?CatalogNavigationBreadCrumbs=ClientCatalog;AllProducts