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Authentic Key Lime Pie Recipe

This classic recipe (made by a 3rd generation native Floridian) for Key Lime Pie has an updated crust made with graham crackers, gingersnaps and coconut for a posh heavenly dessert that will impress your guests and family.
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Course: Florida Kitchen, Sweet Tooth
Cuisine: American
Keyword: key lime pie
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 396kcal

Ingredients

For the Crust

  • 1 cup Sweetened Flaked Coconut
  • 6 Sheets Graham Crackers
  • 12 Gingersnap Cookies
  • 6 TBSP Unsalted Butter, melted
  • ½ tsp Kosher Salt

For the Filing

  • ½ cup Fresh Key Lime Juice
  • 2 TBSP Fresh Key Lime Juice
  • 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 4 Large Egg Yolks
  • 1 tsp Fresh Ginger , grated- heaping tsp

For the Topping

  • ½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 2 TBSP Confectioner's Sugar
  • ¼ tsp Vanilla paste
  • 2 tsp grated lime peel or zest

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven to 350 degrees, F
  • In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the coconut, graham crackers and gingersnaps until they resemble coarse sand. Pour in the melted butter and salt. Pulse again until the mixture resembles wet sand. Using the back of a measuring cup, press the crumb mixture into a 9" pie plate and up the sides until the crust is smooth and evenly distributed. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks, condensed milk, ginger and lime juice until thick and smooth. Pour into the cooled pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Once cooled, cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • Once the pie is cooled, prepare the whipped cream topping. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla paste on medium low for 1 minute. Increase the speed to high. Whip until thick. With a scraper, spoon the whipped cream into a piping bag fitted with an Ateco 849 tip and another bag with a Wilton 1M tip. Pipe decorative florets onto the chilled pie. Garnish with sliced lime or lime zest. Serve chilled.
    A Key Lime Pie with whipped cream piped on the edges

Notes

  • Tips:
  • If you do not have a piping bag or tips, simply spoon the whipped cream into a zip top bag, cut the bottom corner off and pipe the cream onto the pie.
  • Do not overbake the crust. Cover the crust with foil while the pie is baking if It's looking too dark.
  • Persian limes re commonly sold at grocery stores. Key Limes are often sold during the winter and early spring. Persian limes are fine to use, but Key Limes offer a more floral and fragrant taste. they are more sour.
  • Store the pie in the fridge up to 4 days. Cover loosely with plastic wrap.
  • If you do not have vanilla paste, substitute vanilla extract.
  • If you do not have fresh ginger, do not substitute with powdered ginger. It will muddle the flavor.
  • Nutrition

    Calories: 396kcal