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Lime Pie

This is the perfect dessert for citrus lovers and pie lovers alike. Similar to key lime pie it’s tart, creamy and sweet (but not too sweet of course). The pie cuts with ease for a slice that stands up beautifully on each and every plate.

This pie is made up of three main components, a graham cracker crust, lime custard and whipped cream.

Graham Cracker Crust – Graham cracker pie crust is probably the easiest of all pie crusts to make. Combine melted butter, crushed graham crackers, sugar and salt and then press into a pie pan and bake. No chilling, no pie weights, no fuss.

Lime Custard – On Harvest Baker (and at home), I try to feature fresh and local ingredients in all of my recipes. I try to avoid canned and packaged products as much as possible, however for this recipe I reach for canned sweet condensed milk without any hesitation. Why? Because it’s an essential ingredient to making the very best lime pie there is. This custard made up of sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, fresh lime juice and zest is the perfect flavor and texture for this style of pie.

Whipped Cream – If you plan to serve your pie right away, regular whipped cream will hold its shape for a couple hours. If you would like whipped cream that holds up for longer, even a couple of days, I have included a recipe for stabilized whipped cream below.

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Lime Pie

Recipe by Nadine MossCourse: DessertDifficulty: Very Easy
Servings

12

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

This tart, sweet and creamy lime pie is a simple and delicious recipe for pie lovers.

Ingredients

  • Graham Cracker Crust

  • 1 and 1/2 cups (180 g) graham cracker crumbs

  • 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar

  • 6 tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter, melted

  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

  • Lime Custard

  • ¾ cup (178 g) lime juice

  • ½ cup (120 g) sour cream or plain greek yogurt 

  • 3 cups (936 g) sweetened condensed milk

  • 1 tablespoon lime zest

  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

  • Whipped Cream


  • 1 1/4 cups (300 g) heavy whipping cream

  • 1/2 cups (65 g) powdered sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1/2 cup (115 g) mascarpone cheese

Directions

  • Graham Cracker Crust
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Crush the graham crackers using a food processor. Place in a medium sized mixing bowl. Add the sugar and salt. Melt the butter and mix with the graham cracker mixture. Press into a greased 9 inch pie pan. Bake for 5-7 minutes until light golden brown. Let cool.
  • Lime Custard
  • While the graham cracker crust is cooling, prepare the lime custard. Mix together the lime juice, sour cream (or yogurt), sweetened condensed milk, lime zest and salt. Pour into the pie crust. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until tiny bubbles set on the surface of the custard. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before chilling in the refrigerator. Chill for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight before garnishing with whipped cream.
  • Stabilized Whipped Cream
  • Combine heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in a bowl and whip to soft peaks. Add the mascarpone and finish whipping to stiff peaks.
  • Decorate pie with whipped cream as desired and serve.
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