Key Lime Pie
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 (9 inch) graham cracker crust (prepared)
-
Filling
- 1⁄4 cup key lime juice (approximately 6 Key limes)
- 1⁄2 cup coconut milk (Thai Kitchen)
- 10 ounces sweetened condensed milk or 10 ounces fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon green food coloring (optional)
- 3 egg whites
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
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Meringue
- 3 egg whites
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix lime juice, coconut milk, condensed milk, egg yolks, and food coloring on low speed of mixer until well-blended (it should be creamy and slightly thickened) about 2 minutes.
- In small mixing bowl, beat 3 egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Fold into filling mixture along with salt.
- Pour into pie crust and spread evenly.
- Bake for 6 minutes.
- While this is baking, beat remaining egg whites until stiff; gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks again.
- Cover pie with this meringue, then return the pie to the oven until the meringue is golden brown (3 minutes).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
littleturtle
United States