Okay, y’all, I’m usually a fancy dessert person. Think crème brûlée, tiramisu, and île flottante, but this pie—this pie!—I might love it a tiny bit more than any dessert I’ve ever had. It’s super light, and the cilantro counterbalances the extreme tartness of the limes, giving it a unique but addictive flavor.
Cilantro-lime is a pretty popular flavor combo these days, especially in the Southwest, but I’d never really thought of making it into a dessert until I went to an Austin ice cream parlor called LICK. They have the most imaginative flavor combos, things like strawberry basil, lemon lavender, and goat cheese thyme & honey. One of their seasonal flavors is cilantro lime. When I took my first taste, I about fell on the floor. It was that scrumptious! The cilantro sneaks into the palette so subtly, but it’s just enough to tantalize you and drive you crazy with how delicious it is.
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