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Key Lime Pie is Creamy, Tangy Tropical Treat

Recipes vary on dessert most often associated with south Florida and the Keys
Libby McMillan

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Tropical Key Lime PieTropical Key Lime Pie — Photo courtesy of Sam Howzit

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Here's an award winning key lime pie recipe, according to the American Pie Council, where it won first place in the Quick and Easy category at the National Pie Championships.   If you've been to south Florida or the Keys - where key lime trees are native - you know how addictive this pie can be! 

Ingredients

  • 1 9-inch unbaked graham cracker pie crust
  • 1 14-oz can of sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup of key lime juice
  • 5 egg yolks, beaten

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375.
  2. Combine the lime juice, sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks.  Mix well. Pour into unbaked graham cracker pie crust.
  3. Bake for 15 minutes, then allow to cool.
  4. Top with whipped topping and garnish with lime slices.   
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Libby McMillan

About Libby McMillan

A longtime travel journalist, Libby chose her beautiful city after a nationwide search for a new hometown. Greenville's amazing downtown, four mild seasons, varied terrain, friendly residents and countless nearby waterfalls made it a winner.

Libby previously spent 20 years in Florida, what she calls “the only place in the world where you drive north to reach the South.”

An avid college football fan, Libby has deep ties to the University of Oklahoma but graduated from rival Texas. She’s lived in Austin, Boston, Nashville, San Francisco and Captiva Island, Florida, including 4 happy years on a houseboat.

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