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Classic Key Lime Pie

Barbara
You'll be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to make this utterly delectable, creamy, and refreshing, classic iconic pie. Not only is it delicious, but its calls for a surprisingly short list of ingredients, gotta love that!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 pie

Equipment

  • 9 inch pie pan
  • electric stand mixer or hand mixer
  • microplane

Ingredients
  

For The Crust:

  • 1½ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 6 tbsp butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp sugar

For The Filling:

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tbsp key lime zest
  • ½ cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
  • 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk

For The topping:

  • ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup sugar

Instructions
 

Make the crust:

  • Preheat oven to 350℉.
  • Place graham cracker crumbs in a mixing bowl.
  • Add melted butter and 2 tablespoons sugar to the bowl.
  • Stir to combine and the mixture resembles coarse wet sand.
  • Place crumbs in a pie pan.
  • Starting at the center of the pan, press crumbs into the bottom of the pan and up onto the sides of the pan.
  • Bake crust for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and allow crust to cool slightly while you prepare the filling.

Make the filling:

  • Using a micro plane, zest limes until you have a tablespoon of zezt.
  • Juice limes until you have a ½ cup of freshly squeezed lime juice.
  • Place egg yolks, lime juice, lime zest and sweetened condensed milk in a mixing bowl. Stir to comine all the ingredients.
  • OPTIONAL: Stir in one drop of green food coloring to the filling if desired.
  • Pour filling into prepared graham cracker pie crust.
  • Bake pie for 25 to 30 minutes or until the filling sets up and is no longer jiggly in the center when you shake the pie pan back and forth.
  • When filling has set up, remove pie from the oven and allow it to cool to room temperature.
  • Cover the pie with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight; until the pie is completely chilled.

Make the topping:

  • Place heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and ¼ cup sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • Whip until fluffy and peaks form.
  • Spread freshly whipped cream over the surface of the pie.
  • Top with slices of lime if desired.
  • Serve pie chilled.
Keyword limes, pie, whipped cream