Fried Pies & Fireflies: Lisa's Mile High Key Lime Pie

Lisa's Mile High Key Lime Pie

Christopher is not my child that loves dessert but

he does love Key Lime Pie--it's my Daniel's favorite too!

I made this recently for one of my co-workers birthday...

he said it was the best he'd ever had...

I'm making one for Christopher's work team today

and I hope they think so too!

Lisa's Mile High Key Lime Pie

Crust

3 1/4 c graham cracker crumbs

1 tsp sugar

2 sticks butter, melted

Mix all ingredients together well.

Press in bottom and up the sides of a 10" spring form pan.

Set aside and make the filling.

Filling

3 large egg yolks

1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lime juice or

use Neely & Joe's brand Key Lime Juice

3 cans sweetened condensed milk

With mixing bowl, combine all ingredients

and mix until thoroughly combined.

Pour into crust and bake on 300 degrees for 30-35 minutes,

until the filling is partially set.

Remove from the oven and let cool,

then refrigerate overnight to set up thoroughly.

Topping

2 cups cold heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Using mixer with whisk attachment,

beat the cream on high until soft peaks form.

Add the powdered sugar and whip until stiff peaks form.

Spoon the cream into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.

Make large, high swirls around the edge

of the pie about 2 " wide and 2" high.

Put a twisted slice of lime in the middle of the pie for a final touch.

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The awesome ingredients...

Squeeze all those tiny little key limes...
The bad news is one of those bags with the tiny Key Limes only yields about 1/2 cup juice...
and it takes a while to squeeze each one by hand...
and, they're about $5.00 a bag...
so, I used 1 of the bags for this recipe and
a cup of the Neely & Joe's Key Lime Juice...