Easy Key Lime Pie Recipe

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Celebrate summer with this authentic Key Lime Pie recipe! It's so easy to make, and the combination of tangy citrus, fluffy whipped cream, and buttery graham cracker crust is the best!

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Chill Time3

Total Time3 40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Key Lime Pie, Pie

Servings:

Calories: 649kcal

Ingredients

For the graham cracker crust

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs *
1/4 cup light brown sugar loosely packed
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter melted (1 stick)

For the key lime pie filling

28 ounces sweetened condensed milk (2 14 ounce cans)
6 large egg yolks
1/2 cup key lime juice

For the whipped cream garnish

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream cold
3 tablespoons powdered sugar

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Instructions

To make the graham cracker crust:

Place the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
Pour the melted butter into the bowl, and stir the mixture together until mixed.
Tip the mixture into the pie or cake pan, and press into the bottom and up the sides.
Chill for 1 hour.

To make the key lime pie filling:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, and key lime juice together until smooth.
Pour the filling into the prepared crust and bake for 25 minutes, or until set around the edges but still a little wobbly towards the center.
Chill for 2 hours, garnish with whipped cream, and serve cold.

To make the whipped cream garnish:

Whip the cream and powdered sugar together until it holds soft peaks.

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Notes

*Use boxed graham cracker crumbs, or place about 9 whole graham crackers in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely ground.

Recipe adapted from Kermit's.

Find more info on the crust here: Graham Cracker Crust.
Great recipe for make-ahead whipped cream here: Stabilized Whipped Cream.

A few more great pie recipes for summer:

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