Key Lime Pie
Yossy Arefi
- Serves
- one 9-inch pie
This simple and delicious recipe is from the fine folks at Cook's Illustrated. If you can find tiny and juicy key limes, use those here, but Persian limes work too.
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 4 teaspoon lime zest
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 pinch salt
For the crust:
- 11 graham crackers or about 1 1/4 cups crumbs
- 3 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 5 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- to serve
- 1 cup heavy cream
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Directions
For the filling:
- Step 1
Thoroughly whisk all of the filling ingredients together, and set aside to thicken while you prepare the crust.
For the crust:
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Step 2
Process the graham crackers in a food processor to fine crumbs. Add the sugar and salt, and pulse to combine. Last, add in the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles wet sand.
- Step 3
Press the mixture into a 9-inch pie dish (metal works best here) evenly on the bottom and up the sides. I like to use a dry measuring cup to help this along. Bake the crust until it is light golden brown and fragrant, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Step 4
Cool the crust slightly, then give the prepared filling a final mix, and pour it into the pie pan. Turn the oven down to 325º F, and bake the pie until just set, but slightly wiggly in the center, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool the pie to room temperature, then set it in the fridge to chill completely, at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Step 5
Just before serving, whip the cream to soft peaks, and spread it on top of the pie.