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Classic Key Lime Pie

Zesty, creamy lime filling set on a crunchy buttery biscuit base.

40 min serves 8 Easy Watch
Classic Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

300g digestive biscuits, crushed400g
150g unsalted butter, melted250g
400g tinned condensed milk397g
3 egg yolks6 pack
5 limes (zest and juice)5 pack
300ml double cream300ml
1 tbsp icing sugar500g

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Whizz the biscuits to crumbs in a food processor (or put in a strong plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin). Mix with the melted butter and press into the base and up the sides of a 22cm loose-based tart tin. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and cool.
  2. Put the egg yolks in a large bowl and whisk for a minute with electric beaters. Add the condensed milk and whisk for 3 minutes then add the zest and juice and whisk again for 3 minutes. Pour the filling into the cooled base then put back in the oven for 15 minutes. Cool then chill for at least 3 hours or overnight if you like.
  3. When you are ready to serve, carefully remove the pie from the tin and put on a serving plate. To decorate, softly whip together the cream and icing sugar. Dollop or pipe the cream onto the top of the pie and finish with extra lime zest.

Cost to cook

8

serves 8 ·

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £5.68 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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Tesco Asda
£11.77 est. · serves 8