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Key Lime Pie
This is no doubt my favorite key lime pie! Each bite truly just melts in your mouth. It's deliciously rich and creamy thanks to the sweetened condensed milk and sour cream and it has the perfect amount of zesty lime flavor. Just be sure to finish with fluffy whipped cream for an over-the-top incredibly satisfying dessert!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- food processor
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2
For the crust: In a food processor pulse graham crackers until they become fine crumbs. Pour into a mixing bowl, whisk in sugar then pour in butter and using a fork stir until evenly moistened.
3
Pour mixture into a 9-inch pie plate and spread and press into an even layer along bottom and edges of pie dish, coming within about 1/3-inch of the top edge.
4
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about ⏱️ 11 - 13 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely (meanwhile prepare filling). Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
5
For the filling: In a mixing bowl whisk together egg yolks and lime zest. Stir in sweetened condensed milk, then mix in lime juice and sour cream until well blended.
large egg yolks3
6
Set mixture aside to rest about ⏱️ 15 minutes (this allows it time to thicken before pouring into the crust).
7
Pour into cooled crust and evenly spread. Bake in preheated oven until nearly set, ⏱️ 15 - 16 minutes (pie should jiggle just slightly).
8
Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack ⏱️ 45 minutes, then chill in refrigerator ⏱️ 4 hours.
9
Pipe whipped topping over top, garnish with lime wedges if desired and cut into slices. Store pie in refrigerator.
10
For the whipped topping: in a mixing bowl (preferably one that has been chilled in freezer ⏱️ 5 minutes) using an electric hand mixer, whip heavy cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
Nutrition Facts
calories
441 kcal
fat Content
24 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
38 g
sodium Content
193 mg
protein Content
5 g
cholesterol Content
144 mg
carbohydrate Content
49 g
saturated Fat Content
14 g
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