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The Best Key Lime Pie Recipe
Share the best Key Lime Pie with your favorite people. This Key Lime Pie is smooth, creamy, and jaw-dropping delicious. Bonus: You only need 5 ingredients.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the Crust: Preheat oven to 350F, with rack on lower-middle position. Thoroughly combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until it can hold together. Press evenly and firmly into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake ⏱️ 6 minutes, remove from oven (keep oven on) and set aside to cool a bit while you make the filling.
2
Make the Filling: Combine sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, and egg yolks in a bowl and hand-whisk until mixture is fully incorporated. Gently pour filling into baked crust, using rubber spatula to even out the filling.
sweetened condensed milk20 ozlarge egg yolks4
3
Bake ⏱️ 22-23 minutes or until center feels set when lightly touched. Pie will jiggle when lightly shaken, but should have consistency of a set custard. Cool pie completely on wire rack before chilling.
4
Optional Whipped Cream
5
Make Whipped Cream: Place the beaters of a hand-mixer and a steel bowl in freezer for a few minutes, to get them really cold.Pour cold heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar into cold bowl, and whip until stiff peaks form (some recipes call for soft peaks, but I've found that stiff peaks work best for retaining shape) - don't worry if it seems a little over-whipped. Transfer whipped cream into a piping bag or frosting tool. Pipe whipped cream along edges and center of pie.If desired, garnish with lime zest and lime slices.
heavy whipping cream (very cold)1 cup
6
Cover pie (a second pie pan, inverted over the top works great, or use a pie carrier with lid) and chill until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts
calories
480 kcal
fat Content
30 g
serving Size
1 g
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
46 g
sodium Content
290 mg
protein Content
10 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
179 mg
carbohydrate Content
50 g
saturated Fat Content
17 g
unsaturated Fat Content
9 g
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