Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, key lime pie. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Key lime pie is an American dessert pie made of Key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk. It may be served with no topping, topped with a meringue topping made from the egg whites, or with whipped cream; it may be cooked in a pie crust, graham cracker crust, or no crust. The Best Key Lime Pie recipe EVER!

Key Lime Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Key Lime Pie is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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 that.

The ingredients needed to make Key Lime Pie:

1. Make ready Graham Cracker Crust*
2. Take 2 cups crushed graham crackers (roughly 12 full crackers)
3. Make ready 7 tbsp melted butter
4. Take 1/4 cup sugar
5. Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
6. Prepare Pie Filling*
7. Take 1 & 1/2 tbsp key lime zest (save a pinch for garnish)
8. Take 3 egg yolks
9. Take 1 (14 oz) can of sweetened and condensed milk
10. Make ready 3/4 cup key lime juice (or however much you can get from 1lb)
11. Make ready Whipped Cream*
12. Make ready 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
13. Take 1 tbsp powered sugar
14. Prepare 1/8 tsp vanilla extract

This pie tastes every bit as authentic as the real deal — plus it's easier to. Key lime pie will forever be one of my favorite desserts. This controversial southern specialty has been winning over my tastebuds for years. Between the buttery and crunchy crust, tangy custard filling, and.

Instructions to make Key Lime Pie:

1. Mix together melted butter, crushed graham crackers, sugar and salt
2. Spread your graham cracker mixture evenly into your pie dish to build your crust. Make sure to press down to flatten out the crumbs.
3. Bake pie crust for 10 minutes in a 350° oven.
4. 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!)
5. Blend in sweetened and condensed milk until smooth
6. Lastly..mix in your hard earned key lime juice!
7. Pour your mixture over your graham cracker crust and bake for 15 minutes
8. For the whipped cream, add all ingredients into a bowl and mix for several minutes using an electric mixer. Mix until smooth and fluffy!
9. 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.
10. Add whipped cream and garnish with lime zest! Enjoy!

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