Melissa's Corporate Chefs
Key Lime Pie
Category
Dessert
Servings
1 (9-inch) pie
Prep Time
1 hour 40 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Author:
Melissa's Corporate Chefs
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon Gelatin, unflavored
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1 cup Sugar
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1/4 teaspoon Salt
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4 Eggs, separated
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1/2 cup Key Lime juice
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1/4 cup Water
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1 teaspoon Key Lime Peel, grated
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Food Coloring (Green)
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1 cup Whipped Cream
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1 Pie Shell (9 inches) baked
Directions
Mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in saucepan.
Beat egg yolks, lime juice, and water together; stir into gelatin mixture.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to boil.
Remove from heat; stir in grated peel. Add enough coloring for pale-green color.
Chill, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
Add remaining sugar gradually; beat until stiff peaks form.
Fold gelatin mixture into egg whites; fold in whipped cream.
Spoon into pastry shell; chill until firm.
Spread with additional whipped cream; sprinkle additional grated lime peel around edge of pie.
