Mile High Key Lime Pie

Yield:
Makes one 9-inch pie

Ingredients:

  1. Crust:
  2. 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  3. 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  4. 1/4 cup butter
  5. Filling:
  6. 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
  7. 4 egg yolks
  8. 1/2 cup key lime juice
  9. Topping:
  10. 2 pints heavy cream, whipped
  11. 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
  12. 2 key limes, thinly sliced, for garnish
Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix graham crackers crumbs and sugar together. Melt the butter and blend well with the cracker crumbs. Press into a 9-inch pie pan. Use a smaller pie pan to press crumbs into the pan. Bake for about 6 minutes. Cool.

Using an electric mixer, combine the milk and egg yolks at low speed. Slowly add the key lime juice. Mix until well blended and mixture is relatively thick. Pour into prepared graham cracker crust and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool and refrigerate until chilled.

Top mile high pie with freshly whipped cream and chopped walnuts and garnish with key lime slices.


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