Key Lime Pie is a dessert that is guaranteed to help you experience the lifestyle of the Florida Keys. It's smooth, sweet and definitely tropical, invented in the Florida Keys many years ago, before refrigeration, in a time of abundant Key Limes. Canned milk's longer shelf life beat the heat; paired with the acidity of Key Limes, it naturally cooked itself. So put on a little steel-drum island music,
and let's get started – it's time for Maximum Living Key lime Pie!
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
4 tablespoons butter melted
2 (14oz) cans sweetened condensed milk
1 ¼ cups Key Lime Juice
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup crème Fraiche
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Garnishes: grated lime zest and lime slices
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 325F, mix graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar and butter with hands and press into pie plate bake 15 minutes- let stand 15 minutes.
• Whisk milk, lime juice, eggs until well blended, pour ino crust and bake @ 325F for 18-20 minutes or until set. Chill 4 hours
• Combine Crème Fraiche and powdered sugar until well blended and spread over pie.
• Zest a lime over the top and if you want you can also garnish with lime wheels.
Yields one 9" pie.