Utterly Deadly Key Lime Pie
I made this as a brand new bride after we’d visited Florida for our first real vacation the year we were married. Every key lime recipe I read stressed the importance of using real key limes, not just any old lime from the grocery store and they were right! If you can’t find fresh key limes, you can usually find bottled key lime juice.
Utterly Deadly Key Lime Pie
This dessert is a heavenly marriage of a sweet, buttery graham cracker crust and a creamy, bright citrus-y middle.
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Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 ¼ cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 ½ tablespoons sugar
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
For the Filling:
- 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- ½ cup key lime juice, freshly squeezed or bottled
For the topping:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 8 thin lime slices, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Using the back of a large spoon, press crumb mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie dish.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack. Leave the oven on.
- In another medium bowl, using a hand mixer on medium speed, mix the condensed milk and egg yolks until slightly thickened.
- Blend in the lime zest and key lime juice until smooth. Pour the filling into the crust.
- Bake for 18-23 minutes, until edges are set and the center is just slightly jiggly. Transfer pie to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, using a chilled metal bowl and chilled beaters, beat the whipping cream and sugar with a hand mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
- Serve pie slices topped with the whipped cream and garnished with lime slices.
Notes
Use canned whipped cream for topping if desired instead of the fresh whipped cream.
Servings: 8
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