Green Stuff ( Lime Pie )
- Ready In:
- 33mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 (5 ounce) can Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
- 1⁄2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 egg whites
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
directions
- Save 1/4 cup of the graham cracker crumbs and combine rest with the melted butter.
- Press into lightly buttered pie pan.
- Beat egg yolks until thick and combine with milk.
- Add lime juice, vanilla, and green food coloring until liking.
- In separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff and gradually add sugar.
- Fold whites into lime mixture.
- Pour into pan and sprinkle remaining graham cracker crumbs on top.
- Freeze until firm (a few hours).
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Reviews
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Hi All, Tried this recipe today an it tasted wonderful the prep for it was quick and I will use it again, I've been looking for something to use up the limes that our trees out front have been producing (Persian Limes). This may be also a good recipe for a ice Cream style desert. It did not fill the pie shell completely, so next time I think I will double it and freeze the extra (if any) in a cup.
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