Beach Walk Cafe Key Lime Pie
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Taste of Home magazine- Beach Walk Cafe
Serves 8 peopleCategories: Pie- Cobbler- Cheesecake- tarts
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/16 tsp. salt
- 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
- Filling:
- 4 large egg yolks, room temperature
- Finely grated rind of 1 lime
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- Whipped cream (optional)
Directions
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Combine crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a bowl. Stir in melted butter. Press ,mixture into a 9-inch glass pie plate. (Crust will be thick). Refrigerate 15 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Combine egg yolks and lime rind in a mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer on high speed 8 minutes (the eggs should be pale yellow and fluffy). Add lime juice, beating well, about 2 minutes. Pour filling into chilled pie shell. Bake about 12 minutes, until filling is set. Refrigerate 3 hours. Top with whipped cream, if using, before serving.