fabulous key lime pie with meringue

Name: Fabulous Key Lime Pie With Meringue
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: PIE FILLING; 1 - graham cracker crust, regular size; 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream, cold; 1/2 cup(s) lime juice; 2 teaspoon(s) grated lime zest; 1 can(s) sweetened condensed milk, 14 oz; 3 large egg yolks, reserve whites; MERINGUE TOPPING; 4 large egg whites; 6 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) corn starch; 1 pinch(es) salt

(3 ratings)

Fabulous Key Lime Pie with toasted meringue.

review

Blue Ribbon Recipe by

Andrea Thomas

@AndreaThomas

Putnam, CT

When we went to Florida, we came home with a bunch of limes. What else could I do but make a pie? After hand squeezing 25 limes for the juice, I decided to go with the lime juice from the store the next time I baked this pie. It has a fabulous, creamy filling that makes my mouth water even now!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Nothing screams summer more than the tart flavor of a key lime pie. Andrea's recipe is fabulous! The key lime filling is smooth, creamy, and full of tangy flavor. Meringue on top adds a layer of fluffy goodness and helps cut some of the tartness.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew

(3 ratings)

yield 6 -8, depending on how you slice it!

prep time 15 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For fabulous key lime pie with meringue

PIE FILLING
1

graham cracker crust, regular size
1/2 c

heavy cream, cold
1/2 c

lime juice
2 tsp

grated lime zest
1 can

sweetened condensed milk, 14 oz
3 lg

egg yolks, reserve whites
MERINGUE TOPPING
4 lg

egg whites
6 Tbsp

sugar
1/2 tsp

corn starch
1 pinch

salt

How To Make fabulous key lime pie with meringue

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix egg yolks and condensed milk together. Then stir in lime juice, zest, and cream.

2
Pour into a pie crust and bake for 30 minutes. Set your timer for 20 minutes. When your timer goes off, begin the following steps:
3
Wisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.
4
In a second bowl, mix the sugar, corn starch, and salt.
5
Add the sugar mixture a LITTLE at a time to the egg whites, beating between additions. Continue until the sugar dissolves. Hint: If the sugar does not dissolve properly, you will have little amber-colored "drops" on top of the meringue. It's fine, it just not be what you are going for!
6
By now the pie should be done. Remove it and spoon meringue mixture on top, lightly "tapping" your spoon on the covered pie to give a wispy look.
7
Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the top is a light golden brown. This pie is fabulous warm or cold!
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