Authentic Key Lime Pie

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Prepare crust by combining the graham cracker crumbs and sugar with melted butter.

Step 3

Press into bottom and up sides of an 8" pie plate or, if doubling filling, press into a 9" deep dish pie plate.

Step 4

At this stage you can either chill the crust for 1 hour or bake in 350 degree oven for 8 minutes and let cool.

Step 5

Combine egg yolks, key lime juice and sweetened condensed milk.

Step 6

Pour key lime pie filling into prepared crust. Bake for 15 minutes.

Step 7

Cool on wire rack then refrigerate.

Step 8

Just before serving, pipe whipped cream into mounds then garnish with lime slices.