RCI-BR.006.0164.001
Key Lime Pie
Key Lime Pie is made of Key lime juice, eggs, condensed milk, and sugar in a pre-baked pie shell. The pie is then baked, often with a meringue on its top.
Prep40 min
Cook55 min
Total95 min
Servings4
Difficultybeginner
Ingredients
- prepared 9-inch (9 oz.) (25cm) Graham cracker crust or pastry pie shell1 unit
- 1 can
- 3 unit
- ½ cup
- caster sugar for meringue topping½ cup
Method
1
Separate egg whites from egg yolks. Make sure there is no trace of yolk in the whites!
3 minutes
2
Begin by beating the sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and egg yolks in a small mixer bowl.
4 minutes
3
Pour the mixture into the baked pie shell. Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes.
8 minutes
4
While baking filling, beat eggs whites in a large, clean mixer bowl on high speed until soft peaks form, then add sugar gradually until meringue forms hard peaks.
5 minutes
5
Spoon the meringue over the top of the hot pie and use a spoon to form peaks.
2 minutes
6
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 10-15 minutes, or until meringue begins to brown.
12 minutes