Baking Fail: Key Lime Pie/Soup?

Hi Guys!
Happy Friday! I thought this week I would share a funny story with you.. because... baking doesn't always go as planned ;)

So as you know from last Friday's post, my family recently had a little dinner party to send my little cousin off to college! I made a couple of desserts for the occasion including what I thought would be this awesome and super duper easy Key Lime Pie (Key Lime pie is becoming a favorite in our family lately)! My Uncle is a huge fan as are most of the boys! Since I was kind of pressed for time, I wanted to find a recipe that was quick and really easy (mistake #1). I came across what seemed like the easiest pie recipe in the world on Real Simple's website and it turned out to be well... interesting. 

Here's what you'll need:

1 Store bought Graham Cracker Pie Crust 

1 14oz can of Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 6oz can of Limeade Concentrate

1 Cup Heavy Cream

Instructions:

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat Condensed Milk, Limeade Concentrate, and Heavy Cream, until mixture is thick and custard like (this will take about 5 minutes on medium speed)

2. Pour filling mixture into pie crust 

3. Refrigerate for at least 5-6 hours (overnight is best) until completely set

4. Top with Lime zest or Lime wedge (optional, I also added whipped cream to top mine)

This pie filling was indeed simple... and while it it tasted delicious, the consistency was a lot like soup, which made me a bit nervous! I hoped it would just set up in the fridge and be fine by dinner time the next night! I checked on my pie every couple of hours that night and it seemed to be setting nicely and thickening up! I was happy! So I decided to get fancy and top it with some homemade whipped cream and a lime green sugar sprinkle garnish! Beautiful! Looked great! I was very pleased with my super simple pie!
Sooooo, dessert time rolls around and I break out my fancy, delicious pies- feeling very proud of myself, and my uncle cut into the Key Lime Pie and took out a piece for himself and one for my boyfriend. Turns out the pie literally WAS SOUP on the inside! UGHHH! Horrible embarrassment! As my uncle so kindly put it: "Not your best work!" :( But as is usual with our family, it was all in good fun and everyone got a good laugh out of it! And of course there is no use in crying over spilled pie?? LOL! Despite its appearance and consistency, they did say it tasted pretty good still! ;)
Even though this was a huge baking fail, I still wanted to share it with you guys. It just goes to prove that some things don't always work the way you want them to or think they will! And this is especially true with baking! This wasn't my first baking fail, and I'm positive it won't be my last! Some recipes are just trial and error (although I don't think I will be trying this one again hahaha).  Lesson learned- don't take the easy way out!
If you do attempt this recipe (maybe you're crazy?), may I suggest serving it in bowls... with spoons! Haha!

Thanks for reading! Hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Soak up these last little bits of summer! 

♥ Nichole

*This recipe was adapted from Real Simple