Key Lime Pie I

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 5 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup key lime juice
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch cream of tartar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 lime, sliced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Mix graham cracker crumbs with sugar and melted butter. Press into 9 inch pie plate and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
  2. Separate 2 of the eggs, placing the two egg whites into a mixing bowl. Reserve the yolks in another bowl.
  3. To the yolks, add one whole egg, lime juice and sweetened condensed milk. Whisk until smooth. With clean mixer blades or a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until stiff, but not dry. Fold whites into filling mixture. Pour filling into partially baked crust.
  4. Bake in preheated 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 10 to 15 minutes or until set. Let cool at room temperature, then freeze 4 hours to overnight. Just before serving, whip cream to form stiff peaks. Serve decorated with whipped cream and lime slices.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

665 kcal 33% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 4.5g 9% DV
Total Fat 37.9g 49% DV
Carbs 78.7g 29% DV
Fiber 0.3g 1% DV
Sugar 40g 80% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9819.5mg 100% DV
Potassium 4416.5mg 94% DV
Cholesterol 176.3mg 59% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 137.5mcg 15% DV
Vitamin C 4.1mg 5% DV
Vitamin D 0.5mcg 2% DV
Calcium 158.8mg 12% DV
Iron 1.7mg 9% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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