Key Lime Pie Recipe
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Ingredients
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Crust
Filling
Topping
Method
Crust Preparation
- 1
Preheat the oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 2
Mix crust ingredients
In a mixing bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, and melted butter. Stir until the mixture resembles wet sand.
- 3
Form the crust
Press the crumb mixture firmly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie dish.
- 4
Bake the crust
Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool.
Filling Preparation
- 5
Mix the filling
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, key lime juice, egg yolks, and lime zest until smooth and well combined.
- 6
Pour the filling
Pour the filling mixture into the cooled pie crust.
- 7
Bake the pie
Bake the pie in the oven at 350°F (175°C) for 15-20 minutes, or until the filling is set but still slightly jiggly in the center.
- 8
Cool the pie
Remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool to room temperature. Then refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or until fully chilled.
Topping Preparation
- 9
Whip the cream
In a large mixing bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
- 10
Add powdered sugar
Gradually add the powdered sugar while continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.
- 11
Top the pie
Spread the whipped cream over the chilled key lime pie.
- 12
Garnish
Garnish with lime slices before serving.