The Best Key Lime Pie

The Best Key Lime Pie

  Ready in : 45 mins

The Best Key Lime Pie requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. For $2.15 per serving, you get a dessert that serves 8. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 735 calories, 9g of protein, and 45g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up condensed milk, sea salt, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. 1 person has made this recipe and would make it again. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 26%. This score is not so tremendous.

Ingredients

condensed milk

condensed milk

14 ounces

confectioners' sugar

confectioners' sugar

2 tablespoons

egg yolks

egg yolks

4 large

graham crackers

graham crackers

0.75 pound

granulated sugar

granulated sugar

0.5 cup

heavy cream

heavy cream

1 cup

key lime juice

key lime juice

0.6666667 cup

lime zest

lime zest

1

sea salt

sea salt

0.25 teaspoon

butter

butter

2 sticks

vanilla extract

vanilla extract

0.5 teaspoon

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    To make graham cracker crust: Preheat the oven to 325.Break up the graham crackers, place in a food processor and process to crumbs.

    graham cracker pie crust

    graham cracker pie crust

    graham crackers

    graham crackers

    food processor
    food processor
    oven
    oven
  2. 2
    Add the melted butter, sugar and salt and pulse until combined. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan, forming an even layer on the bottom, sides and edge.

    butter

    butter

    sugar

    sugar

    salt

    salt

    pie form
    pie form
  3. 3
    Bake the crust for 10 minutes.

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    oven
  4. 4
    Remove from the oven and allow the crust to cool.To make filling: While the crust is resting, in an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, whip the egg yolks and lime zest at high speed until fluffy, or 5 to 6 minutes. Gradually add the condensed milk and continue to whip until thick, 3 to 4 minutes longer. Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the lime juice until incorporated.

    sweetened condensed milk

    sweetened condensed milk

    lime juice

    lime juice

    egg yolk

    egg yolk

    lime zest

    lime zest

    hand mixer
    hand mixer
    blender
    blender
    whisk
    whisk
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    oven
  5. 5
    Pour the mixture into the crust and bake for 15 minutes, or until the filling has just set. Cool on a wire rack, and then refrigerate for 20 minutes.To make topping: Whip the cream, confectioners sugar and vanilla until nearly stiff. Evenly spread the whipped cream on top of the pie, and place in the freezer for 20 minutes prior to serving.

    powdered sugar

    powdered sugar

    whipped cream

    whipped cream

    vanilla

    vanilla

    cream

    cream

    wire rack
    wire rack
    oven
    oven