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A homemade key lime pie with one slice out of it.

Best Recipe for Key Lime Pie

An A+ balance of sweet creamy tanginess, this recipe for key lime pie is heirloom quality with the ease of making it for a random weekend.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 28 minutes
Chill Time: 12 hours
Servings: 16 Servings
Calories: 45kcal

Ingredients

  • 12 graham crackers, crushed to a powder.
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 8 oz blocks cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 3/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp lime zest
  • 8 oz cool whip

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350° F.
  • In a bowl, combine the crushed graham crackers, melted butter and brown sugar.
  • Once combined, press your graham cracker mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a deep 9 inch pie plate.
  • Bake at 350° F for 10 minutes.
  • While the crust is baking, combine the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, egg and lime zest in a blender until smooth.
  • When the mixture is smooth, pour the filling into the baked crust and return the pie dish to the oven for 20-30 minutes. The filling should jiggle only slightly when tapped.
  • Allow the pie to come to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight.
  • Before serving, top the pie with cool whip (you can use as much or as little as you’d like!) and then serve chilled.
  • Store in the fridge for up to 4 days. Enjoy!
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Nutrition

Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 46IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.1mg