Easiest Way to Prepare Yummy Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie. We are big key lime pie fans and used authentic key lime juice. The pie was extremely dense like a very dense cheesecake. All of the KLP we have had in Florida (including very recently) has been smooth creamy and sometimes even very light as if whipped cream had been added.

Top the pie with whipped cream and serve. Sample best-of-the-best variations, all from Food Network stars. This pie is tasty no matter how you slice it. You can have Key Lime Pie using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Key Lime Pie

1. You need 1 of FOR OREO CRUST.
2. It's 24 of whole oreo cookies.
3. You need 1/4 cup of melted butter.
4. Prepare 1 of FOR PIE FILLING.
5. It's 5 of egg yolks.
6. It's 2 of 14 ounce cans sweetened condensed milk.
7. It's 1 cup of fresh lime juice, from either key limes or regular limes.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of lime zest grated from about 1/2 of your regular limes or 1 key lime.
9. You need 1 dash of salt.

Can you use regular limes instead of Key limes? You can use regular limes in place of Key limes in any Key lime recipe. Key limes are a bit more tart than their traditional counterparts, but the results of this substitution will still be delicious. This is the gold standard of key lime pie recipes.

Key Lime Pie instructions

1. FOR CRUST.
2. FOR CRUST.
3. Spray a 9 or 10 inche pie plate with non stick spray, lightly, this will help get the crust out easy..
4. Combine cookies and butter in food processor and whizz until finely ground. Put moist crumbs in your prepared pie plate and pack into an even layer around sides and bottom of pie plate. Freeze while making filling..
5. FOR LIME FILLING.
6. Mix the egg yolks, condensed milk, lime juice, lime zest and salt, whisk or beat until thoroughly combined..
7. Pour into oreo crust. Bake in a 350 oven for 8 to 10 minutes just to lightly set and cook eggs, do not overcook!.
8. Cool on rack, then chill..
9. Garnish with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
10. NOTE This pie can be frozen, before serving thaw at toom temperature 15 minutes and garnish with the whipped cream and chocolate shavings, refrigerate any leftovers..

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