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Florida Key Lime Pie (Tart Citrus Custard with Graham Cracker Crust)
The iconic sun-drenched Florida dessert: a buttery crushed cracker crust filled with a silky, intensely tart custard of fresh lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, and egg yolks.
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
35 min
Ingredients
8servings
- Graham cracker crumbs or digestive biscuits200 g
- Unsalted butter, melted70 g
- Sweetened condensed milk400 g
- Fresh lime juice and finely grated zest120 ml
- Large egg yolks3 piece
Preparation Steps
1
Mix biscuit crumbs with melted butter. Press firmly into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie dish. Bake at 175°C for 8 minutes and cool.
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2
Whisk egg yolks with grated lime zest for 2 minutes until pale and frothy.
2 min timer
3
Whisk in sweetened condensed milk, then gradually pour in fresh lime juice until thickened and creamy.
3 min timer
4
Pour the citrus custard into the pre-baked crust.
1 min timer
5
Bake at 175°C for 12-15 minutes until set around edges. Cool and chill in refrigerator for at least 3 hours before slicing.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: USDA Healthy Eating Collection / National Heritage Culinary Archive (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
