Key Lime Pie

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Servings: 6

Total time: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (about 10 crackers)
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 3 cups (24 oz) sweetened condensed milk
• ½ cup sour cream
• ¾ cup lime juice (about 15 limes)
• 1 Tbs lime zest 
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 Tbs powdered sugar
• Lime slices for garnish

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. 
• Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake for 8 minutes.
• In another medium bowl, mix together the sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, and lime juice.
• Pour the mixture into the graham cracker crust.
• Bake for 5 to 8 minutes, until tiny bubbles burst on the surface. It shouldn’t be browned!
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• In the meantime, use electric beaters to whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks start to form.
• Add in the vanilla and powdered sugar, and beat until peaks form, but not much longer.
• Garnish the pie with the whipped cream and lime slices, and serve cold!

NOTES

• Make this recipe even easier by using a premade graham cracker crust and whipped cream!