Lime-a-licious

While visiting my family, I started to think about recipes that people assume are complicated, but are really as easy as pie. And then because my brain works in simple ways, I started to think about pie. To be specific, key lime pie, which is truly one of the greatest simple pies to make.  The actual filling of key lime pie has only three ingredients: egg yolks, key lime juice, and sweetened condensed milk. The tart sweetness of key limes is amazing and mildly addicting. For this pie I used fresh key limes, but bottled juice works just as well and comes without hundreds of pesky seeds.  Traditional key lime pie is not cooked and aficionados will say that it should never be cooked, but I like to cook mine for about fifteen minutes in order to set it and cook the eggs.

Key Lime Pie

Crust:

• Graham cracker crumbs from 9 full crackers
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl with a fork, then press mixture into 9-inch pie plate. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Filling:

• 4 egg yolks
• 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup key lime juice

Whisk together condensed milk and egg yolks. Add lime juice and whisk until well combined. Pour into crust and bake for 15 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate covered for at least five hours.

Serve with whipped cream and enjoy!