Key Lime Pie

I absolutely love making various pies during the holiday season, and my absolute favorite to make is Key Lime Pie. It is actually quite affordable and super easy to make (trust me). The filling is just three ingredients; same as the pie crust. So lets begin :)

The pie crust

INGREDIENTS: 
makes: 2 pie crusts

8 oz. Graham Crackers: about two sleeves
4 oz. Melted Unsalted butter: one stick
4 oz. Granulate Sugar: 1/2 cup

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat the oven to 350F.
2. Crumble up the graham crackers completely; until it resembles cornmeal. Put it in a bowl. 
3. Put the sugar with the graham crackers and mix completely together. 
​4. Melt the butter and pour it in the bowl. Mix all together until all the mixture is wet. 
5. Place in an 8 or 9inch and lay it around.
6. Put it in the oven for 10 minutes. Take it out and let it cool. 

The Filling 

INGREDIENTS:
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14 oz. condensed milk
5 oz. lime (6 small limes squeezed)
3 pasteurized egg yolks 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix the condensed milk and egg yolks together until blended. 
2. Mix in the lime juice until smooth.
3. In a cooled pie crust or graham crust, pour the filling. 
4. Cool it overnight in the fridge. During that time, the milk and lime proteins should coagulate and make the filling firm. 
5. Top it with whipping cream. If homemade, just use 1/2 cup of cream, 1/4 granulated sugar and a tsp of vanilla. Pipe it on top or make a border. 
6. Garnish with lime if desired. 

​THANKS FOR READING. 
​XOXO, LISA