Ingredients

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup Key lime juice (see note)
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 9-inch graham cracker crust
  • Whipped cream
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

      379 calories; 14 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 7 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 57 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 41 grams sugars; 7 grams protein; 53 milligrams cholesterol; 229 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

One 9-inch pie

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  2. With an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks on high speed until thick and light in color. Add the condensed milk and mix on low speed. Still on low speed, add half the lime juice, cream of tartar and then the remaining lime juice, mixing after each addition. Mix well until blended.
  3. Pour into pie crust and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the center is firm and dry to the touch. Freeze for at least 3 hours. Serve with whipped cream.
  • Key lime juice is a tricky one. You generally have to buy it bottled, even in the Keys (it’s usually found in specialty markets). The pie is great with regular limes, but it’s not as distinctively tart. (One possibility is to mix regular lime juice with a bit of lemon juice.)

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