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Key Lime Pie
Our KEY LIME TART will awaken your senses again and make you look forward to spring!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 512 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
- 1 ½ cups Graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup ground almonds (or almond meal)
- ½ cup butter (scant 1/2 cup)
Filling
- 10 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 3 large egg yolks
- 3 key limes zested
- ½ cup key lime juice (see note)
Topping
- 1 ½ cups whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 lime thinly sliced, for garnish
- fresh raspberries for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 dgrees F.
- Mix the graham crumbs with the ground almonds. Melt the butter and add, mixing well. Press into the base of a 9-inch loose-bottomed tart pan. Bake in the oven for 10 min. Cool.
- Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the egg yolks and then add the condensed milk. Whisk for 3 min. Add in the juice and lime zest and continue to beat for an additional 3 min.
- Pour the filling into the cooled tart crust. Place the tart pan on a rimmed cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Let cool completely and then chill for 3 hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, beat the whipped cream until soft peaks, adding in the icing sugar to sweeten.
- Dollop the cream on top of the pie, and decorate with lime slices and raspberries. Alternatively, decorate with more lime zest and serve.
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Notes
- You will need 16-20 key limes for 1/2 cup of juice. You can substitute a 1/4 cup of lemon juice + 1/4 cup of lime juice if you can't get key limes.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
512kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
162mg
(54%)
Sodium
261mg
(11%)
Potassium
246mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
1214IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
180mg
(18%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 512
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 512kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 162mg | 54% |
| Sodium | 261mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 246mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 1214IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 180mg | 18% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.