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Key Lime Pie with Whipped Cream Topping

A delicious key lime pie made from scratch with pantry ingredients and topped with a sweet and creamy homemade whipped topping.
Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes

Ingredients

graham cracker crust

  • 11  graham crackers
  • 6 tablespoons butter 
  • cup white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

lime filling

  • ½ cup key lime juice fresh or bottled
  • 1  can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 egg

whipped topping

  • 1 cup heavy cream 
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tarter

Instructions

  • make the crust preheat oven to 375. using a food processor, crush the graham crackers into crumbs.  melt the butter and add it to the graham cracker crumbs along with the sugar and cinnamon.   press crumbly mixture into 9 inch pie plate.  bake at 375 for 7 minutes.  do not overtake, or the crust will be too hard to slice.  cool at room temperature before filling
  •  make the filling: combine the sweetened condensed milk, key lime juice, egg, and sour cream.  make sure to blend well using a whisk until there are no bits of egg yolk visible.  pour filling into a bowl, cover, and chill in fridge while the crust cools.
  • assemble and bake Preheat the oven to 350. Pour the lime filling into the graham cracker crust and smooth with a wooden spoon or spatula.  Bake for 10 minutes, until filling is set.. Cool at room temperature then refrigerate at least 3 hours.
  • Make the whipped topping. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk beaters, combine the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla and cream of tartar.  Beat at high for 1-3 minutes until whipped.  Top pie with whipped cream topping by either spreading out gently with a spatula or piping on top. serve cold. 

Notes

The longer. the pie can chill, the better, up to 24 hours.  
You can add a teaspoon of lime zest to the filling if you have it!

Nutrition

Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 504IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg
Servings: 8
Calories: 218kcal
Author: Katie Shaw