I am a Florida native who raised Key lime trees in the back yard. This recipe is as authentic as it gets. A real Key lime pie is plain, simple. This is the recipe I grew up with. I hope you like it.
Ingredients
- sweetened condensed milk: 2 cans (14 ounce cans)
- jumbo egg yolks: 4 piece
- key lime juice: 0.5 cup
- graham cracker crust: 1 piece (8 inch)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Whisk condensed milk and egg yolks together in a large mixing bowl. Mix in Key lime juice; mixture will be thin at first but will thicken as it is whisked. Whisk until smooth and thick. Pour into the graham cracker crust.
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Bake in the preheated oven until filling is firm to the touch and only slightly jiggly in the center, 12 to 15 minutes.
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Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate before serving, 5 hours to overnight.
