Key Lime Pie Recipe

Serve your dinner guests a slice of summer with this mouth-watering recipe from Joe Fortes

Crust

• 2 ½ cups graham crumbs  
• ¼ cup sugar        
• 1 cup butter, melted      

Method

1. Mix together graham crumbs and sugar in bowl.
2. Add melted butter and mix throughly.
3. If crust is too wet, add a bit more dry graham crumbs until the crust sticks together and butter is absorbed.
4. Form crust into a 10″ fluted pan (be sure that the bottom of the pan is removable) by pressing crust into the sides and bottom. Remove excess.
5. Bake crust at 325 degrees for 5 minutes. Set aside and let cool.

Key Lime Filling

• 2 cans (28 oz) condensed milk       
• 8 egg yolks        
• 1 cup + 4 tbsp lime juice         
• 1/2 frozen key lime, zested        

Method

1. Pour condensed milk into a bowl.
2. Add egg yolks and whisk well.
3. Add zested key lime to lime juice and let dissolve a bit.
4. Strain lime juice into condensed mixture and slowly stir until all liquid has been incorporated.
5. Gently pour filling into prepared crust.
6. Bake in a 325-degree oven for 10 minutes, rotate and bake for another 8 to 10 minutes until edges are set and the filling moves as a whole.
7. Remove from oven and let cool.
8. Place plastic wrap directly on surface and let chill in fridge.