Classic Key Lime Pie

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 6 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

Crust:

1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (about 11 full crackers finely crushed)

¼ cup granulated sugar

6 tablespoons butter (melted)

Filling:

28 oz sweetened condensed milk (two 14 oz cans)

1 cup lime juice (zest before juicing)

2 teaspoons lime zest (from about 2 limes)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping:

2 cups heavy cream

1/3 cup sugar

Zest and squeeze one lemon

Directions

FOR THE CRUST: Mix graham crackers, ¼ cup granulated sugar and melted butter together in a 9 inch pie dish until well combined. Press crumbs firmly into the bottom and up the sides in an even layer. You can use your fingers, or a glass cup to ensure crumbs are set, and no longer crumbly. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool completely.

FOR THE FILLING: Whisk together all filling ingredients except the egg yolks. Mix well until combined. Whisk in egg yolks. Pour filling into the cooled crust and bake at 350 for 23-24 minutes. Center should be set, yet slightly wiggly when jiggled. Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours.

For topping: combine heavy cream and sugar in bowl. Whisk to peaks. Combine lime juice and zest. Combine.

Top ontop of chilled pie. Zest a lemon on top for aesthetics

Nutrition

• Calories: 626 kcal
• Total Fat: 21 g
• Saturated Fat: 12 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
• Trans Fat: 0.3 g
• Cholesterol: 148 mg
• Sodium: 331 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 100 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 90 g
• Protein: 12 g