Key Lime Pie

Name: Key Lime Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: North America, Southern
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/3 cup butter, melted; 2 cans (14 ounces each) sweetened condensed milk; 4 large egg yolks; 1 cup Key lime juice; Optional: Sweetened whipped cream and lime slices

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min. + chilling

Yield 8 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Key lime pie is tangy, sweet, cool and a little creamy (especially when you top it with whipped cream). And those are just a few reasons to give Florida's state pie a try.

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 cans (14 ounces each) sweetened condensed milk
4 large egg yolks
1 cup Key lime juice
Optional: Sweetened whipped cream and lime slices

Directions

Preheat oven to 375. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, sugar and butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom and up the side of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake until crust is lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack while making filling.
In a large bowl, beat milk, egg yolks and lime juice on low for 2 minutes or until smooth and slightly thickened.
Pour into prepared crust. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate until chilled, about 3 hours. If desired, serve with whipped cream and lime slices.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 637 calories, 24g fat (13g saturated fat), 158mg cholesterol, 321mg sodium, 96g carbohydrate (84g sugars, 1g fiber), 13g protein.

Everyone who has has this pie tells me it's the best Key lime pie they have ever had. It's so easy that you can make it last minute for a wonderful dessert! —Denise Gursky, Miami, Florida

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