Frozen Key Lime Pie

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Frozen Key Lime Pie

*adapted from Martha Stewart*

Ingredients:

For the Crust:

• 1 ½ cups graham-cracker crumbs, broken into pieces
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 3 tablespoons sugar

For the Filling:

• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 4 large egg yolks
• ½ cup freshly squeezed key lime (or regular lime) juice (about 17 key limes or 6-8 regular limes.)
• 1 tablespoon grated key lime zest, plus more for garnish (about 8 key limes or 2-3 regular limes in)

For the Whipped Cream Topping:

• 1 ½ cups heavy cream, chilled
• 3 tablespoons sugar

A few notes on making this:

• Key limes are super tiny, but worth it to use if you have the time and energy to zest and juice them. Most of the time I make this using regular limes.
• This recipe doesn’t originally call for the pie to be frozen, but there’s nothing like eating a piece straight out of the freezer on a hot day. Let the pie cool, top it with whipped cream and pop it in the freezer for an hour or two—trust me. 
  
• You will definitely need an automatic juicer to make quick work of all the limes… This one is my favorite. 

Directions:

For the Crust:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine graham-cracker crumbs, butter, and 3 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl and mix well.
• Press into a 9-inch pie plate, and bake until lightly browned, about 12 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and transfer to a wire rack until completely cooled.

For the Filling:

• Lower oven to 325°F.
• In a medium bowl, gently whisk together condensed milk, egg yolks, lime juice, and zest.
• Pour into the prepared, cooled crust.
• Return pie to oven, and bake until the center is set but still quivers when the pan is nudged, 15 to 17 minutes.
• Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• When pie is cooled, whip the cream for topping.
• Combine cream and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.
• Whisk on medium speed until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spoon over cooled pie and serve immediately, or pop into the freezer for and hour or two.
• Remove and slice when ready to serve.
• Garnish with lime zest.