Key lime pie

Key lime pie

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 6 Tbsp
• can sweetened condensed milk - 1 oz
• cream of tartar - 1/4 tsp
• large egg whites - 3 item
• fresh lime juice - 1/2 c
• large egg yolks - 3 item
• 9-inch baked pie crust - 1 item

How to make key lime pie:

Combine condensed milk and lime juice in medium-size bowl. Blend in egg yolks; turn into cooled crust. Heat oven to 325°. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar in small bowl until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until egg whites form stiff, glossy peaks. Spoon over filling. Spread to edge of crust to seal. Bake 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire rack to room temperature.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Pie, Pies and tarts.