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Key Lime Pie With Almond Crumb Crust Recipe

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Servings: 1

Ingredients

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  • 1 c. zweiback crumbs or possibly graham cracker crumbs
  • 2/3 c. blanched almonds toasted lightly, cooled completely, and grnd fine in a food processor
  • 1/2 stk unsalted butter melted and cooled (1/4 c.)
  • 1/4 c. sugar
  • 3 lrg Large eggs separated, the whites at room temperature a 14-oz can sweetened condensed lowfat milk
  • 1/2 c. Key lime juice (available bottled at specialty food shops) orfresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
  • 1/3 c. sugar

Directions

  1. Make the crust:In a bowl combine well the crumbs, the almonds, the butter, and the sugar,
  2. press the mix onto the bottom and side of a 10-inch pie plate, and bake the shell in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 10 min, or possibly till it is browned lightly. Let the shell cold on a rack.
  3. In a large bowl beat the yolks with the condensed lowfat milk and stir in the lime juice, a little at a time, stirring to combine the filling well.
  4. Spoon the filling into the shell and refrigeratethe pie for 1 hour. In a bowl beat the egg whites with a healthy pinch of salt till they hold soft peaks, add in the sugar, beating, 1 Tbsp. at a time, and beat the meringue till it
  5. holds stiff peaks. Spread the meringue over the filling and bake the pie in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 15 min, or possibly till the
  6. meringue is just golden brown. Refrigeratethe pie for 2 hrs.
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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Recipe %DV
Recipe Size 538g
Calories 1660  
Calories from Fat 945 57%
Total Fat 109.54g 137%
Saturated Fat 37.38g 150%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 747mg 249%
Sodium 243mg 10%
Potassium 1020mg 29%
Total Carbs 147.28g 39%
Dietary Fiber 10.5g 35%
Sugars 124.58g 83%
Protein 40.8g 65%

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