Homemade Key Lime Pie recipe for Easter day 2024

Homemade Key Lime Pie recipe for Easter day 2024: I just love homemade key lime pie; there’s something about the balance of sweetness and bitterness that just works so well together. However, the balance must be precisely struck! Ever since my vacation to Key West years ago, I have been preparing this pie.

To create (what I believe to be) the ideal Key Lime Pie recipe, I taste-tested a lot of pies in Key West! When you serve this pie, it will be gone quickly!

Homemade Key Lime Pie recipe for Easter day 2024

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

• Prepare the crust by combining 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 5 Tablespoons salted butter, melted.

• Place the crust on a 9-inch pie plate, bake it for 10 minutes, then take it out and put it aside.

• To make the filling, put two tablespoons of zest from key limes, one cup of fresh key lime juice, two 14-ounce cans of sweetened condensed milk, half a cup of sour cream, and two egg yolks in a bowl.

• Mix the ingredients with a hand mixer until well blended.

• Fill the crust with the filling.

• Bake for approximately fifteen minutes. The filling should be mostly set, but it may still jiggle somewhat.
  Chill the pie for at least three hours after it has reached room temperature.

• If preferred, garnish with lime slices and whipped cream.

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Notes

Nutrition

• Calories: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 21g | Sodium: 289mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 64g

FAQs AND QUESTIONs 

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE KEY LIME PIE:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Prepare the crust by adding the Graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, and butter to the bowl.

• Press it into a 9-inch pie plate and bake the crust for 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.

• Make the filling by adding key lime juice, key lime zest, sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, and egg yolks to a bowl.

• Using a hand mixer, blend together the mixture until combined.

• Pour the filling into the crust.

• Once the pie has cooled to room temperature, chill for 3 hours or more. Decorate with whipped cream and slices of lime, if desired.