Hello, I’m Elise. Today, we’re going to prepare key lime pie recipe. Never miss today’s recipe. This is a very simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit more unique. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Key Lime Pie Recipe
Key Lime Pie is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Key Lime Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook key lime pie using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Key Lime Pie:
- Get Graham Cracker Crust*
- Prepare 2 cups crushed graham crackers (roughly 12 full crackers)
- Prepare 7 tbsp melted butter
- Take 1/4 cup sugar
- Take 1/4 tsp salt
- Prepare Pie Filling*
- Take 1 & 1/2 tbsp key lime zest (save a pinch for garnish)
- Make ready 3 egg yolks
- Prepare 1 (14 oz) can of sweetened and condensed milk
- Prepare 3/4 cup key lime juice (or however much you can get from 1lb)
- Get Whipped Cream*
- Take 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- Make ready 1 tbsp powered sugar
- Prepare 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions to make Key Lime Pie:
- Mix together melted butter, crushed graham crackers, sugar and salt
- Spread your graham cracker mixture evenly into your pie dish to build your crust. Make sure to press down to flatten out the cbs.
- Bake pie crust for 10 minutes in a 350° oven.
- Next using an electric mixer, blend together your egg yolks and key lime zest until fluffy (be sure to save a few pinches of zest for your garnish at the end!)
- Blend in sweetened and condensed milk until smooth
- Lastly..mix in your hard earned key lime juice!
- Pour your mixture over your graham cracker crust and bake for 15 minutes
- For the whipped cream, add all ingredients into a bowl and mix for several minutes using an electric mixer. Mix until smooth and fluffy!
- Let your pie chill for at least 2 hours before adding your whipped cream. I like to let it get to room temperature and THEN put it into the fridge until it’s nice and cold.
- Add whipped cream and garnish with lime zest! Enjoy!
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