Key Lime Pie
Made with a homemade graham cracker crust and simple ingredients for an authentic, fresh taste! This light, melt-in-your mouth filling even takes less than 30 minutes.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 444kcal
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
- 1 ½ cups Finely Ground Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 6 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, melted
- ⅓ cup Granulated Sugar
Filling
- 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 can
- 4 Egg Yolks large
- ½ cup Fresh Key Lime Juice About 1 lb of key limes
- Zest of 1 Lime Optional
Whipped Cream Topping
- 1 cup Whipping Cream
- 2 tablespoon Granulated White Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- For crust, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix 1 ½ cups Finely Ground Graham Cracker Crumbs, 6 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, melted, and ⅓ cup Granulated Sugar until well combined.
- Press mixture into an 8x8 inch pie plate.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 7 minutes. Set aside to cool while you make the filling.
- Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, whisk together 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk and 4 Egg Yolks thoroughly. Add in ½ cup Fresh Key Lime Juice and Zest of 1 Lime if preferred. Blend until well combined.
- Pour mixture into mostly cool crust and bake for 10 minutes. After baking, let cool completely in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- A chilled bowl is preferred for making whipped cream. In a stand mixer or hand mixer, add 1 cup Whipping Cream, 2 tablespoon Granulated White Sugar, and ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract. Mix at high speed until peaks form. Depending on how stiff you like your whip cream, this can take 2-8 minutes.
Notes
Tips and Substitutions
- Fresh and ripe key limes are important to the proper taste. Limes that are too tart or sour will result in a pie that will also reflect those qualities.
- If you must use regular limes, cut the amount of juice to ¼ cup. Taste the filling before you pour into the crust and you can always add more if you like, 1 tablespoon at a time. I find regular limes to be stronger and more bracing than key limes.
- While Nellie's key lime juice will also work, I have not personally tried it this way.
- If you are in a real hurry, you can use a pre-made graham cracker crust. I would still make the whip cream though if you can. It is so much creamier.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 6.6g | Fat: 14.1g | Sodium: 238mg | Sugar: 65g | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 1.1mg
