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Key Lime Pie

Recipe

Tangy, zesty and creamy, this classic Key Lime Pie recipe is perfect for parties.

Serves: 8 people   |   Prep time: 15 minutes   |   Cooking time: 15 minutes

American   |   Dessert   |   Vegetarian

  

Ingredients

  • 1 x 397g tin Condensed milk
  • 1 x 300ml carton Double cream
  • 1 x 300g pack Ginger biscuits
  • 5 x Limes
  • 100g Unsalted butter

  

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180c/350f/gas 4.
  2. Break up the biscuits and then put into a food processor and blitz to fine crumbs.
  3. Melt the butter and mix with the ginger biscuit crumbs.
  4. Line the base of the tin with the crumb mixture  – and press down with the back of a spoon.
  5. Bake in the oven for 15 mins – then allow to cool.
  6. Finely zest  the limes.
  7. Cut the limes in half and juice (putting them whole in a microwave for a min before juicing them – makes them yield more juice).
  8. Put the lime juice, zest  and double cream together in a large bowl and whip till thick, then add the condensed milk and whisk again till thick.
  9. Spoon this over the cooled baked crust and smooth the top.
  10. Refrigerate for 3 hours before slicing.