Key Lime Pie -- my favorite!

I don't eat many sweets.  It's not that I don't like them, but they just aren't my favorite.  I would take a hamburger over chocolate any day.  But, this key lime pie is just delightful!  It is definitely my favorite dessert.

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon grated lime zest

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup vanilla instant pudding mix

1 1/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin

1 cup fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

- Process sugar and zest in food processor until sugar turns bright green

- Add cream cheese and process until combined

- Add condensed milk and pudding mix and process until smooth

- Scrape down sides of bowl

- Stir gelatin and 2 tablespoons lime juice in small bowl

- Heat in microwave for 15 seconds

- Stir until dissolved

- With machine running, pour gelatin mixture, remaining lime juice, and vanilla through feed tube and mix until thoroughly combined

- Pour filling into cooled crust, cover with plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours or up to 2 days