Key Lime Pie Recipe

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Our Test Kitchen created this refreshing mini pie with a homemade crumb crust and a pudding-like lime filling. If you can’t find key lime juice, regular lime juice works just fine.

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Key Lime Pie Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 4 Servings
20 10 30

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • FILLING:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 drop green food coloring, optional
  • 2 egg yolks, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons key lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
  • Whipped cream, optional

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 7-in. pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  • In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt; gradually stir in water and food coloring if desired. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in lime juice, butter and lime peel.
  • Pour into crust. Cool for 15 minutes. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Garnish with whipped cream if desired. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece (calculated without whipped cream) equals 321 calories, 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 132 mg cholesterol, 259 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Key Lime Pie in Cooking for 2 Summer 2006, p53

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Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2012 by bearable

I made it as is, then tasted it and it lacked that amazing lime lavor of other recipes. I upped the key lime juice to 3 tbsp. and it still lacked that lime flavor of other recipes. I am leary of adding too much juice so maybe when it's not going on the thanksgiving table I will play around with the recipe some more. I really liked that this recipe doesn't call for any milk product, as we are lactose intolerant.

Reviewed on May. 24, 2012 by neeseb

Very easy straightforward instructions, nice flavor but I did increase the juice and zest because we like very tart desserts.

 
 

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