← All recipes
Main Dishes

Carlota de Limon

Ingredients

  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup lime juice
  • Zest from the limes used for the juice
  • 40 Maria cookies or vanilla wafers

Directions

  1. Place both cans in the freezer for 30 to 60 minutes.
  2. Place a mixer bowl and beaters in the freezer for 15 to 30 minutes.
  3. Whip the evaporated milk on high speed until stiff peaks form, about 4 to 6 minutes.
  4. Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add the sweetened condensed milk.
  5. Add lime juice and lime zest.
  6. Mix on high for 1 additional minute.
  7. Spread one-fourth of the mixture in the bottom of a rectangular glass baking dish.
  8. Add a layer of cookies.
  9. Spread another fourth of the lime mixture on top.
  10. Repeat layers two more times.
  11. Finish with the remaining lime mixture.
  12. Freeze for at least 2 to 4 hours before serving.