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.
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Ingredients
condensed milk
14 ounces
confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons
egg yolks
4 large
graham crackers
0.75 pound
granulated sugar
0.5 cup
heavy cream
1 cup
key lime juice
0.6666667 cup
lime zest
1
sea salt
0.25 teaspoon
butter
2 sticks
vanilla extract
0.5 teaspoon
Cooking in Steps
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1To 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 crackers
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2Add 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.
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sugar
salt
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3Bake the crust for 10 minutes.
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4Remove 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
lime juice
egg yolk
lime zest
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whisk
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5Pour 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.
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whipped cream
vanilla
cream
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