Key Lime Pie

Name: Key Lime Pie
Prep time: 1 h 3 min
Cook time: 1 h 3 min
Total time: 1 h 3 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 3 egg yolks; 0 1-pound box graham crackers; 158 milliliters freshly squeezed Key lime juice, or store bought; 2 teaspoons lime zest; 79 milliliters sugar; 397 grams sweetened condensed milk; 5 Tbsps melted unsalted butter; 237 milliliters heavy or whipping cream chilled

Key Lime Pie might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe makes 8 servings with 392 calories, 6g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have butter, sugar, whipping cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 3 minutes.

Instructions

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For the graham cracker crust:Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Graham Cracker Pie Crust

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Oven

Break up the graham crackers; place in a food processor and process to crumbs. If you don't have a food processor, place the crackers in a large plastic bag; seal and then crush the crackers with a rolling pin.

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Graham Crackers

Crackers

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Food Processor

Ziploc Bags

Rolling Pin

Add the melted butter and sugar and pulse or stir until combined. Press the mixture into the bottom and side of a pie pan, forming a neat border around the edge.

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Butter

Sugar

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Pie Form

Bake the crust until set and golden, 8 minutes. Set aside on a wire rack; leave the oven on.

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Crust

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Wire Rack

Oven

For the filling:Meanwhile, in an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, beat the egg yolks and lime zest at high speed until very fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually add the condensed milk and continue to beat until thick, 3 or 4 minutes longer. Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the lime juice, mixing just until combined, no longer.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Lime Juice

Egg Yolk

Lime Zest

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Hand Mixer

Blender

Whisk

Pour the mixture into the crust.

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Crust

Bake for 10 minutes, or until the filling has just set. Cool on a wire rack, then refrigerate. Freeze for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

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Wire Rack

Oven

For the topping:Whip the cream and the confectioners' sugar until nearly stiff.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream

Cut the pie into wedges and serve very cold, topping each wedge with a large dollop of whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream

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Servings:

2Tbsps

confectioners' sugar 3

egg yolks 0

1-pound box graham crackers 158milliliters

freshly squeezed Key lime juice, or store bought 2teaspoons

lime zest 79milliliters

sugar 397grams

sweetened condensed milk 5Tbsps

melted unsalted butter 237milliliters

heavy or whipping cream chilled

Recommended wine: Moscato Dasti, Late Harvest Riesling, Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc

Moscato d'Asti, Late Harvest Riesling, and Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc are my top picks for Key Lime Pie. Since key lime pie is fairly tart, you can go with any of these sweet wines to balance it out. One wine you could try is Villa Rosa Moscato d'Asti. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.

Villa Rosa Moscato d'Asti

Villa Rosa Moscato is frizzante, or lightly sparkling, with an aromatic bouquet of sweet peach and apricot and delicate mineral qualities. A pleasantly sweet, yet refreshing way to end a meal.