Key Lime Pie

8 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup fresh Key lime juice*
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine first 3 ingredients. Press into a 9-inch pieplate.
  2. 2
    Bake piecrust at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned; cool.
  3. 3
    Stir together sweetened condensed milk and lime juice until blended. Pour into prepared crust. Set aside.
  4. 4
    Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixer just until foamy.
  5. 5
    Add granulated sugar gradually, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until soft peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes).
  6. 6
    Spread meringue over filling.
  7. 7
    Bake at 325° for 25 to 28 minutes. Chill 8 hours.
  8. 8
    *Bottled Key lime juice may be substituted for fresh juice.

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