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Taste the Florida Keys

Key Lime Pie

Crust:
1 ½ cups crushed chocolate graham crackers
3 tablespoons sugar
8-10 tablespoons melted butter, slightly cooled

Preheat your oven to 350F. Mix together the graham crumbs and sugar in a bowl, add the butter a little at a time, mixing well, until the mixture resembles wet sand. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack.

Key Lime filling:
6 egg yolks
2 cans sweetened condensed milk
1 ¼ cup key lime juice or any fresh squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons grated lime zest
12 ounces whipping cream, whipped
8 ounces dark chocolate shavings

Whip the yolks for a few minutes until they are a little fluffy. Add the condensed milk, key lime juice and grated lime zest to the yolks and mix well. Pour into the prepared chocolate crust. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes, until the mixture is just set. Allow to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes then chill in the refrigerator. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. print recipe

Key Lime Pie