Beach Walk Cafe Key Lime Pie

Categories: Pie- Cobbler- Cheesecake- tarts

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/16 tsp. salt
• 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• Filling:
• 4 large egg yolks, room temperature
• Finely grated rind of 1 lime
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• Whipped cream (optional)

Directions

1. Combine crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a bowl. Stir in melted butter. Press ,mixture into a 9-inch glass pie plate. (Crust will be thick). Refrigerate 15 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

3. Combine egg yolks and lime rind in a mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer on high speed 8 minutes (the eggs should be pale yellow and fluffy). Add lime juice, beating well, about 2 minutes. Pour filling into chilled pie shell. Bake about 12 minutes, until filling is set. Refrigerate 3 hours. Top with whipped cream, if using, before serving.

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