Dessert Recipes

This American dessert has a fresh taste and is easy to make.

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup lime juice (3 to 4 limes)
• 4 teaspoons grated lime zest
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 11 graham crackers, processed to fine crumbs
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Preparation time
20 minutes

Preparation

• Whisk the egg yolks and lime zest together in a bowl until tinted light green.
• Beat in milk, then juice and set aside at room temperature till it thickens.
• Preheat oven to 325 (160 C) degrees.
• Mix graham cracker crumbs and sugar in another bowl.
• Add butter and stir with a fork until well blended.
• Pour this mixture into a 9-inch pie pan and press over the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Try using the bottom of a measuring cup to make sure the graham cracker mixture forms a firm crust on the bottom of the pie pan.
• Bake on the center rack for about 15 minutes until the crust is lightly brown, remove and let cool to room temperature.
• Pour the lime filling into crust, spread evenly, and then bake for 15 minutes until the center sets, but still wiggles when shaken.
• Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.
• Refrigerate for at least three hours until well chilled.