Fabulous Key Lime Pie
Author: My Dragonfly Cafe
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8
- Coconut Crust
- 2 c. sweetened coconut
- 4 T. butter, melted
- 1 T. sugar
- 1 t. lime zest
- Key Lime Filling
- 1- 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- ½ c. Key Lime Juice ( I used Nellie and Joe's Famous Key West Lime Juice.)
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 T. lime zest
- Sprinkle the sugar and lime zest over the coconut.
- Pour the melted butter over the previous ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Toss .
- Using a measuring cup, tap and conform coconut to evenly line the pie pan to the edges.
- Bake it in a 325 degree oven for about 22-25 minutes.
- For the filling, blend all of the ingredients at once; it should be slightly thick.
- Pour it into the cooled coconut crust and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- At this point, the filling should be firm with a little jiggle to it.
- Cool on cooling rack for 30 minutes prior to placing it in the refrigerator for at least another 30 minutes before serving.
Recipe by My Dragonfly Cafe at https://mydragonflycafe.com/fabulous-key-lime-pie-coconut-lime-crust/
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