Ever have those days where you want to make something easy, and not even bother switching on the oven? Yep, me too! This key lime pie is delicious, and so easy to make. I can guarantee you won't ever have any leftovers!

You can make this on days where you can't bear to switch on the oven as it's so hot, or in the depths of winter as the ginger biscuit base with a hint of cinnamon complement each other nicely.
Adapted from AllRecipes
Makes: One 23cm pie, or 6-8 ramekins
Preparation time: 15 mins plus at least 2 hours for the pie to set

Ingredients:
200g pepperkaker biscuits (ginger biscuits sold in Ikea), or plain hobnobs
125g melted butter
30g dessicated coconut (unsweetened)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
7 limes
200g crème fraîche
370ml Carnation condensed milk (plus a little extra just in case)

 
Do you know anyone that doesn't like mince pies? Crazy right?! Well, my flatmate is one of these strange people so I wanted to make her a different sort of pie so she won't miss out next week. I have to say, I would quite happily eat these "Not mince pies" over the real thing!
Adapted from Orange, Cranberry & Almond Mince Pies (Dec 2009) and An Alternative Mince Pie (Nov 2012)
Makes 24 pies
Cooking time: 20 mins (plus 15 mins for chilling)
Ingredients:
200g butter, chilled
400g plain flour
100g ground almonds
100g golden caster sugar
zest of 2 clementines
6 tablespoons of milk
1 egg and a splash of milk (for brushing the pastry with)

For the Filling:
2 cooking apples
30g dried cranberries
60g pecans
40g (plus an extra 3 tablespoons) golden caster sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 a teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions
1. You can use a food processor or mix the ingredients by hand at this stage. Whichever way you choose, mix the butter, flour and ground almonds until the butter disappears. Then add 100g golden caster sugar, and the clementine zest. 

2. Add the milk and keep mixing until a dough starts to form. This dough is quite crumbly so don't be afraid to add more tablespoons of milk (one at a time) to bring the mixture together. Tip the dough onto your work surface and shape into a flattened ball, kneading it if you need to. Pop it in the fridge for 15 minutes and you can start to prepare the filling for the pies.