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Easy and quick key lime pie recipe

Easy Key Lime Pie


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  • Author: Fadela
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 12 parts

Description

Easy Key lime pie recipe, made with a graham cracker crust and lemon filling made with condensed milk and lime juice (9 inch/ 22 cm pie plate - 10 - 12 slices)


Ingredients

Bottom crust

  • 250 g Graham crackers - or biscoff 
  • 125 g Butter - unsalted and melted 

Lemon Filling

  • 794 g ( 2 x 14 oz) Sweetened condensed milk - 2 cans
  • 120 ml ( 1/2 cup) Lime juice
  • 100 g (1/3 cup) sour cream - or cream cheese
  • 1 zest key lime

Whipped topping

  • 200 ml (3/4 cup) Heavy cream - Full fat 30% and cold 
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar - icing sugar 

Instructions

Crust :

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C with the fan oven.
  2. Start by finely mixing the graham crackers in a food processor until you have a fine crumbs.
  3. Melt the soft butter in a saucepan over medium heat or in the microwave.
  4. Mix together the melted butter and cracker crumbs in a medium bowl with a wooden spoon until the crumbs have soaked into the butter.
  5. Pour this crumbs mixture into a 9-inch diameter pie plate and press down with your hands or with the back of a tablespoon to form the pie crust.
  6. Bake for about 7 - 10 minutes, then let cool completely to room temperature.

Lemon filling :

  1. Preheat the oven to 320°F / 160°C fan oven.
  2. Place the sweetened condensed milk with the sour cream, lime juice and zest in a large bowl and mix with a whisk until you have a smooth cream.
  3. Pour this mixture into the pie plate containing the prepared graham cracker crumbs and smooth the top with an angled spatula.
  4. Bake for about 15-20 minutes until the cream firms up.
  5. Let the pie cool at room temperature for about 20 minutes before placing the pie in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.

Whipped cream :

  1. Place the cold heavy cream with the powdered sugar in a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for about 5 minutes. Until you obtain a firm whipped cream.
  2. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a star tip with whipped cream and decorate the top of the tart.
  3. Add extra lime zest and enjoy. 

Notes

Storage: 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator under a cling film and up to 3 months in the freezer.

For a pie with a thinner layer of filling, divide the quantities by 2.

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: cake, Dessert, pie
  • Cuisine: american

Nutrition

  • Calories: 457
  • Sugar: 43
  • Sodium: 309
  • Fat: 24
  • Saturated Fat: 14
  • Carbohydrates: 55
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 7
  • Cholesterol: 72