Joey's Key Lime Pie

JOEY'S KEY LIME PIE

Ellie is crazy about her dad’s key lime pie. Despite living in Miami and being on the hunt for the best key lime pie in the city or the keys, Ellie always thinks dad’s is numero uno.

Ingredients:

Graham cracker crust: (x 1.5)

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup granulated sugar

6 tbsp butter melted

Key Lime Filling:

28 oz sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup light sour cream

3/4 cup key lime juice

zest from 2 regular limes or 4 key limes

Whipped Cream Topping:

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

Graham cracker crust:

Preheat oven to 375F.

Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a small bowl. Press the crumb mixture into an 8" - 9.5" pie pan. Bake for 7 minutes. Cool for at least 30 minutes.

Key Lime Filling:

Preheat oven to 350F

Whisk together sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, lime juice, and lime zest in a medium bowl. Pour into prepared graham cracker crust and bake for 10 minutes.

Let pie cool slightly before chilling. Chill for at least 3 hours.

Whipped Cream Topping:

Beat heavy cream and sugar together in a mixer until stiff peaks form. Beat in vanilla. Spread or pipe the whipped cream on top of the cooled pie. Top with additional lime zest if desired.