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Key lime pie is a refreshing end to any meal. Using only a few basic ingredients, it's a simple dessert that will please all your guests. This guide will provide everything you need to know about how to make key lime pie.
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Key Lime Pie Tips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Use a 9-inch pie pan.
- Place graham crackers in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
- Use a whisk or an electric mixer to combine filling.
- Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees to bake pie.
- Bake until the filling has just set.
- For easier slicing, place your pie in the freezer for 10 minutes before serving
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Key Lime Pie - Dessert Recipes - UKTV Food
This video shares a British take on an American classic. The chef uses chocolate cookies for the crust, instead of graham crackers. She also substitutes a combination of lemon and lime juice for the key lime juice- which may bake a tasty lemon-lime pie, but its not a key lime pie.
Please note that this is a European video- so that when she refers to baking it a t 200 degrees, she's referring to Celsius, not Fahrenheit.
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Introduction
Key lime pie is traditionally made with the juice from key limes, which are small limes native to the Florida Keys. If you don't have access to fresh key limes, you can find bottled key lime juice in most grocery stores. -
What You'll Need to Make Key Lime Pie
Key Lime Pie Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/2 cups graham crackers
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling
- 1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2/3 cups fresh or bottled Key lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest
Topping
- 3/4 cup chilled heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Equipment
- 9-inch pie pan
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Whisk
- Electric mixer
- Rolling pin (for crushing graham crackers)
- Plastic food storage bag (for crushing graham crackers)
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Prepare the Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.About.com: How To Make a Graham Cracker Pie Crust
- Place graham crackers into a plastic bag.Whats Cooking America: Graham Cracker Pie Crust
- Using a rolling pin, roll graham crackers until finely crushed.Makes and Takes: Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
- In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter.Whats Cooking America: Graham Cracker Pie Crust
- Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate.Food Network: Key Lime Pie
- Bake for 10 minutes then cool.About.com: How To Make a Graham Cracker Pie Crust
Make the Filling
- Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.Food Network: Key Lime Pie
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks and lime zest until fluffy.RecipeZaar: Key Lime Pie
- -If using an electric mixer, mix at high speed for about 5 minutes.Food Network: Key Lime Pie
- Slowly add the condensed milk and continue to whisk until thick.All Recipes: Easy Key Lime Pie I
- Slowly add the lime juice, mixing just until combined.
- -If using electric mixer, reduce the speed to low and mix just until combined.Taste of Home: Key Lime Pie
- Pour the mixture into the crust.Epicurious.com: Key Lime Pie
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until the filling has just set.Food Network: Key Lime Pie
- Cool on a wire rack, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.Chow.com: Key Lime Pie Food Network: Key Lime Pie
Make the Topping
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream with an electric mixer until almost stiff.All Recipes: Whipped Cream
- Add vanilla and sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form when beater is lifted from mixture.About.com: Whipped Cream Recipe
Top and Serve
- Serve pie topped with a dollop of cream on each slice. For a more elegant look, pipe the whipped cream around the edges and in the middle of the pie.That's My Home: Key Lime Coconut Pie With Rum Cream
Variations
- Frozen wild blueberries, fresh wild huckleberries and frozen passion fruit puree make an extra fruity key lime pie.Epicurious.com: Key Lime Pie with Passion Fruit Coulis and Huckleberry Compote
- Lime yogurt, lime gelatin and whipped cream create a fluffier treat.Taste of Home: Fluffy Key Lime Pie
- Too hot to bake? Try this no-bake frozen key lime pie.Food Network: Frozen Key Lime Pie
- Add a little kick with coconut and rum.Thats My Home: Key Lime Coconut Pie With Rum Cream
- For a different twist, make key lime tarts.Food and Wine: Bruleed Key Lime Tarts
- For a healthier alternative, substitute low fat and fat free ingredients.Everyday Health: Key Lime Pie Ice Cream Recipe
- Add cream cheese and you've got a key lime cheesecake.SmittenKitchen.: Key lime Cheesecake
