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A whole key lime pie with a white topping and twists of lime zest is on a wooden surface next to a cutting board with a pile of sliced limes and a knife.

Maribel Ortiz’s Key Lime Pie


  • Author: Maribel Ortiz
  • Yield: Makes a 9-inch pie 1x

Ingredients

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For the Pie Crust:

  • 1½ cups ground Nabisco Honey Graham Crackers
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

For the Pie Filling:

  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 14-oz can La Lechera sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup Nellie and Joe’s Key West lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon fresh lime zest

For the Whipped Cream Topping:

  • 2 cups whipping cream
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1½ tsp pure vanilla extract

For the Garnish:

  • 8 thinly sliced lime rounds

Instructions

For the Pie Crust:

  1. Combine the ingredients in a bowl and using your fingers, pinch mixture until well combined. Press evenly into a 9-inch pie plate.
  2. Bake for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown. (Leave oven on.) Cool before filling.

For the Pie Filling:

  1. Beat together the filling ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  2. When combined, pour into cooled pie crust.
  3. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for 3-4 hours.

For the Whipped Cream Topping:

  1. Combine the ingredients in a stand mixer. With the whisk attachment, beat on medium to medium-high until stiff peaks just form.
  2. Spread topping over finished pie decoratively.

For the Garnish:

  1. Cut a small slit from the middle to the edge of each lime round. Pull apart and twist.
  2. Place lime twists evenly on the pie’s surface. Serve.