Easy key lime pie

Name: Easy key lime pie
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 3 egg yolk; 1.25 cups graham crackers; 0.5 cup lime juice; 3 Tbsps sugar; 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk; 1 Tbsp water; 8 servings whipped cream

An easy and refreshing dessert, this Key Lime Pie recipe is perfect for summer gatherings. It covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals and is suitable for a vegetarian diet. Best served as a treat on a warm day or during a barbecue.

Ingredients

butter

1 cup

egg yolk

graham crackers

1.25 cups

lime juice

0.5 cup

sugar

3 Tbsps

sweetened condensed milk

14 ounces

water

1 Tbsp

whipped cream

8 servings

Method

Crust: melt butter and stir in 1/4 cup sugar.
Add crushed crackers and toss to mix well.
Spread evenly into a 9-inch pie plate and press onto bottom and sides. Chill 1 hour or until firm. Can also bake in a 375 degree oven for 4-5 minutes and then cool before filling.In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks with a whisk or a fork. gradually whisk/stir in condensed milk.
Add lime juice, water, and a few drops of green food coloring if desired.
Mixture will thicken as you stir.Spoon filling into the crust.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes and cool for 1 hour, then chill for 3-4 hours. Top with whipped cream and serve.

Nutrition:

480 kcal

Carbs

44 g

Fat

31 g

Protein

6 g

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