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Creamy lime pie with whipped topping on a graham cracker crust, garnished with lime slices.

Key Lime Pie with Homemade Graham Cracker Crust

Bree Hester
4.50 from 32 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 50 minutes
Course pie
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 1191 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup key lime juice about 12-14 key limes
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon gelatin softened
  • 1 lime zested
  • whipped cream
  • 9- inch graham cracker crust homemade or store-bought

Instructions
 

  • How to make the homemade Graham Cracker Crust:Combine 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar and 6 Tablespoons melted butter. Transfer to a 9-inch pie pan and pat into one even layer (the bottom of a measuring cup or glass helps here). Bake the crust in a 375-degree oven for about 9 minutes.
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  • On the top of a double boiler (I don't have one, so I use a saucepan filled halfway with water and a large metal bowl on top) combine the sugar, eggs and lime juice.
  • Whisk constantly over medium heat. When the mixture starts to thicken, add one piece of butter at a time. Whisk constantly until the butter has melted. Add one piece at a time until you have added all of the butter. The lime curd will be thick.
  • Add the softened gelatin (I sprinkle the teaspoon of gelatin over 2 Tablespoons water until it has dissolved) to the lime mixture.
  • Strain your lime mixture to guarantee that there are no egg pieces in your lime curd.
  • Add the lime zest.
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  • Omit the lime curd ingredients - eggs, sugar, butter and gelatin.
  • Use 2 (14-oz) cans sweetened condensed milk and 1/2 cup sour cream mixed with the a ¾ cup key lime juice and lime zest.
  • Pour it into the prepared graham cracker crust and bake for 10 minutes.
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  • Cool for 3 hours in the fridge. Finish with whipped cream and extra lime zest.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 1191kcalCarbohydrates: 151gProtein: 13gFat: 60gSaturated Fat: 12gSodium: 1021mgFiber: 4g
Keyword graham cracker crust, lime curd, whipped cream
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