Key Lime Pie
Gourmet Key Lime Pie – Only 8 ingredients! This is one of the easiest pies you’ll ever make, even though it looks difficult and involved. Fresh key lime juice is best, but if you can’t find them fresh, see below for my favorite bottled key lime juice to use in a pinch. Regular lime juice will also work in this recipe, but there’s nothing like the bite of tangy, zesty key limes! Not a fan of limes? Try this recipe using lemons! Soooooo good… www.doublestopbakeshop.com
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tbsp. white chocolate instant pudding mix
- 5 1/2 Tbsp. melted butter, unsalted
Filling:
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup key lime juice
Whipped Cream Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp. white chocolate instant pudding mix
- Several lime slices for decorating
Instructions
- Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine graham crumbs, pudding mix, and melted butter. Spray or grease a standard pie tin. Press graham mixture firmly into pie tin, forming a crust up the sides of the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 6 minutes. Remove from oven, place on a cooling rack while you make the filling.
- Filling: In a mixing bowl, combine egg yolks and sweetened condensed milk. Beat well, about 2 minutes. Add key lime juice. Beat well, about 2 minutes more. Pour into graham crust. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Filling will puff slightly and jiggle a little in the middle when done. Remove from oven and cool on a rack completely. (Its nice to chill the pie in the refrigerator before adding the whipped cream topping.)
- Topping: In a mixing bowl, beat heavy whipping cream until it begins to thicken. Add the white chocolate instant pudding mix and continue beating until stiff. Decorate the pie the dollops of whipped cream, or get fancy and pipe tufts of whipped cream on top using a large star tip and pastry bag. Chill the pie until ready to serve. Decorate with fresh lime slices and enjoy!
Notes
If you can't find fresh key limes, bottled juice will work. My favorite brand: Nellie & Joe's. Regular lime juice is ok in this recipe, but there's nothing like the bite of tangy key limes!