
How To Make Key Lime Pie
Nothing beats the classic key lime pie for a refreshing dessert with just the right balance of sweetness and tartness. Try this easy recipe!
Serves:
Ingredients
For Graham Cracker Crust:
- 1¼cupsgraham cracker crumbs,finely ground
- 2tbspsugar
- 5tbspbutter,melted
For Filling:
- 14ozsweetened condensed milk
- 4large egg yolks
- ½cupkey lime juice,preferably fresh, but bottled juice also works
- 1tbsplime zest,optional
- 2cupswhipped cream,optional
Instructions
Graham Cracker Crust:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Stir together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl until evenly combined.
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Press mixture evenly onto the bottom and up the side of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake crust on the middle oven shelf for 10 minutes, then remove and let cool.
Filling:
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While the crust is baking, whisk together the condensed milk and egg yolks in a bowl until combined. Add juice and whisk by hand for 1 minute until combined and slightly thickened.
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Pour filling into crust and bake on the middle oven shelf for 15 minutes.
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Transfer pie to a cooling rack, and let sit until it reaches room temperature. Then refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or until chilled and set.
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Top with whipped cream just before serving, if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 173.24kcal
- Fat: 9.63g
- Saturated Fat: 5.31g
- Trans Fat: 0.19g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.78g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.99g
- Carbohydrates: 19.34g
- Fiber: 0.16g
- Sugar: 16.16g
- Protein: 3.22g
- Cholesterol: 69.79mg
- Sodium: 64.31mg
- Calcium: 91.02mg
- Potassium: 123.03mg
- Iron: 0.34mg
- Vitamin A: 79.16µg
- Vitamin C: 3.40mg
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