Description
Authentic Southern Key Lime Pie with a creamy sweet-tart filling and buttery graham cracker crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons key lime zest
- 1/2 cup key lime juice
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- Whipped topping for garnish
- Lime slices for garnish
Instructions
- Combine butter, sugar, and graham cracker crumbs.
- Press mixture into a 9-inch pie plate.
- Chill for 1 hour or bake at 375°F for 5 minutes and cool.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk egg yolks until thick and pale yellow.
- Slowly mix in sweetened condensed milk.
- Add key lime juice and zest and mix until blended.
- Pour filling into prepared crust.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Refrigerate until fully chilled.
- Garnish and serve.
Notes
- Use fresh key limes when possible.
- Bottled key lime juice may supplement fresh juice.
- Store refrigerated up to 3 days.
- Freeze up to 2 months without whipped topping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 342
- Sugar: 37
- Sodium: 228
- Fat: 16
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 135