Frozen Key Lime Pie

I love this recipe, but you have to have Key limes to get the real flavor!! This is just another fantastic recipe from Martha -

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 15 crackers)
• 6  tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 6  large  egg yolks
• 1  cup  freshly squeezed key lime juice
• 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 1  tablespoon  finely grated key lime zest
• 1  cup heavy cream
• 1  tablespoon sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Combine the cracker crumbs and butter in a medim bowl, and mix until moist. Evenly press mixture into a 9-inch pie plate, and bake untl lightly brown, about 12 minutes. Remove from oven, and transfer to a wire rack until completely cooled.
3. In a medium heastproof bowl, whisk the yolks and lime juice together until combined. Set bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is foamy and registers 160F on an instant-read thermometer, about 6 minutes. Remove bowl from heat, and whisk in condensed milk and zest until well combined. Pour into cooled pie shell and smooth top with a rubber spatula. Freeze until firm, 3 hours.
4. Remove pie from freezer 10 minutes before serving. Combine cream and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk on medium speed until soft peaks form, 2-3 minutes. Spread evenly over pie, and serve immediately.
5. Remove pie from freezer 5 minutes before serving. Spread whipped cream evenly over pie. Serve immediatley.