Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, homemade key lime pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Homemade Key Lime Pie is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Homemade Key Lime Pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
The Best Key Lime Pie recipe EVER! Tart and sweet and incredibly easy, this Key Lime Pie is sure to be a family favorite! The pie starts with a graham cracker crust.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook homemade key lime pie using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Key Lime Pie:
- Make ready Pie Crust:
- Get 1 cup Granulated Graham Crackers
- Make ready 1 stick of Butter (Melted)
- Prepare 3/4 cup Brown Sugar (Can also use White Sugar if Preferred)
- Prepare Pie Filling:
- Take 5 Egg Yolks
- Get 1 14oz Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Take 1 tbsp Key Lime Zest
- Prepare 1 cup Key Lime Juice (I used 1/2 Cup Fresh Key Lime Juice & 1/2 Cup Simply Limeade Juice)
- Prepare Topping/Decoration:
- Take 4 Key Limes Sliced in Halves
If you do, the result will be This fresh, tart key lime pie recipe is the same one you'll remember from being kid. And with just a few ingredients to blend together, kids of any age can make it too. How do you store Key Lime Pie? How long can Key Lime Pie be left at room temperature safely?
Instructions to make Homemade Key Lime Pie:
- Pre-Heat the Oven to 350°
- Mix Granulated Graham Crackers, Melted Butter, & Sugar Using Your Hands. Mix Until Graham Cracker Crumbs are Fully Coated With the Butter and Sugar (Should Have the Consistency of Sand).
- Dump Graham Cracker Mixture Into a 9 inch Baking Dish. Spread the Mixture Evenly, Coating the Entire Dish (Pushing the Mixture Up the Sides of the Dish As Well.
- Place Dish Into the Oven and Bake for 10 Minutes. Take the Dish Out and Place on Cooling Rack.
- Meanwhile, Mix Egg Yolks on Medium Speed Until Fluffy in Consistency (About 2 Minutes). Slowly Add Condensed Milk and Key Lime Juice Until Mixture is the Consistency of a Thick Cream. Add Lime Zest.
- Pour Mixture Into Graham Cracker Crust Baking Dish. Bake for 15 Minutes (or Until Filling No Longer Jiggles).
- Place Pie on Cooling Rack to Cool. Place in Refrigerator for an Hour or More ( Preferably Overnight).
- Garnish Pie With Sliced Limes & Serve!
The easiest and BEST Key Lime pie! Plus, key limes are tiny, so it takes more to make the amount of juice, and most places don't want to pay more labor time to make authentic pies, and ask customers to pay more for that type of pie. Nothing rivals a good graham cracker crust. Frozen Key lime pie is always the way to go, but dipped in chocolate and put on a stick? A good key lime pie is hard to beat (and can take a bit of skill to master).
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