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Key Lime Pie

4.7

(45)

An almond-spiked crust and twice the amount of filling you'd find in most Key lime pies are the secret here.

Cooks' note:

Pie can be chilled up to 2 days.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    10 hr (includes chilling)

  • Yield

    Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

For crust:

7 (5-by 2 1/2-inch) graham crackers, broken into small pieces
3/4 cup sliced or slivered almonds
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted

For filling:

2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
Grated zest of 2 Key limes
1 cup fresh Key lime juice (from about 2 pounds fresh Key limes)
4 large egg yolks
Accompaniment: sweetened whipped cream

Preparation

  1. Make crust:

    Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter a 9-inch pie plate.

    Step 2

    Pulse together graham crackers, almonds, and sugar in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer to a bowl and stir in butter. Press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom and up side of pie plate. Bake until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely. (Leave oven on.)

  2. Make filling and bake pie:

    Step 3

    Gently whisk together filling ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth and pour into crust. Bake until just set in center, 15 to 20 minutes.

    Step 4

    Cool completely (filling will set as it cools). Chill pie, loosely covered, at least 8 hours.

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