Key Lime Pie
serves 8
This pie is what Nora Ephron's semi-autobiographical character pitched at her wayward husband. Your guests may enjoy it more on a plate. You don't even need Key limes for this dessert; regular lime juice works fine.
Read more about this recipe at the Washington Post.
1 cup lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
6 pasteurized egg yolks (pasteurized eggs have been put through a process to eliminate bacteria)
2 (14-ounce) cans nonfat sweetened condensed milk
9-inch ready-made graham cracker pie crust
Whipped cream (optional)
prep: 15 minutes
total: 15 minutes, plus time to chill in the freezer
medium bowl
whisk
electrical mixer (optional)
1. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer or a whisk, beat the lime juice, grated lime zest, egg yolks and sweetened condensed milk until well combined.
2. Pour the mixture into pie crust and freeze. When ready to serve, remove from freezer and spread with whipped cream, if desired. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.
This recipe is adapted from "Heartburn," by Nora Ephron (G.K. Hall & Co., 1983).
