PRIZE WINNING KEY LIME PIE RECIPE
Crust
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs*
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 TBS butter. melted
Filling
- 3 cups 24 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup key lime juice I use always Nellie and Joes Key Lime Juicesince I rarely see key limes
- 2 egg yolks
- Zest from 1 lime or key lime
Whipped Cream
- 8 oz heavy cream very cold
- 1 TBS vanilla
- 3-4 TBS powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Pulse graham crackers in your food processor until they become crumbs (or buy crumbs).
- Add in sugar butter and pulse until combined.
- Press crumbs onto your pie plate, across the bottom and up the sides.
- Bake for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow crust to cool completely.
For Filling
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients in your mixing bowl and allow them to beat on med-high for 2 minutes.
- Scrape filling into your prepared (and cooled) pie crust)
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until filling only wiggles a bit in the center when you gently shake the pan back & forth a bit.
- Don't allow pie to brown.
- Cool on your counter for at least 30 minutes, then place in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
Whipped Cream
- In your mixing bowl, whip the cream on high until stiff peaks begin to form.
- Add in vanilla and powdered sugar and whip until firm whipped cream happens.
- Scrape into a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tip and when ready (an hour before serving or so, decorate your pie.
- Sprinkle a little fresh lime zest over-top.
- Keep pie chilled until serving.
This article and recipe adapted from this site