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Key Lime Pie

5 from 24 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 5 large eggs separated
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup key lime juice
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup sugar for meringue
  • 1 9 inch pie shell baked

Instructions
 

  • Separate eggs into three bowls (5 yolks in one bowl, 2 egg whites in another, and 3 egg whites in the third).
  • Cream egg yolks add 3/4 cup sugar and lime juice and mix thoroughly.
  • Cook over low heat until thick, add butter and remove from heat, let cool slightly.
  • Meanwhile beat two egg whites until stiff, then fold into cooled lime mixture.
  • Fill baked 9 inch pie shell.
  • Beat other whites until stiff then beat in 1/4 cup sugar.
  • Pile meringue on top of lime filling.
  • Bake at 325°F for 15 minutes.
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