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Ice Box Key Lime Pie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
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Crust:
8 whole graham crackers, broken into small pieces
2 Tbsp sugar
5 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Filling:
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp grated lime zest
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 -14oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup instant vanilla pudding mix
1 1/4 tsp unflavored gelatin
1 cup fresh juice from 6-8 limes
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Directions:
For the crust: adjust oven rack to middle position. Heat oven to 350º. Pulse crackers and sugar in food processor until finely ground. Add melted butter and pulse until resembles damp sand. Press crumbs into bottom and sides of 9 inch pie plate. Bake until browned around edges, 12-14 minutes. Cool completely.
For the filling: process sugar and zest in food processor until sugar turns bright green, about 30 seconds. Add condensed milk , cream cheese and pudding mix and process until smooth, about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl. Stir gelatin and 2 Tbsp lime juice in small bowl. Heat in microwave for 15 seconds; stir until dissolved. With machine running, pour gelatin mixture, remaining lime juice, and vanilla through feed tube and mix until combined, about 30 seconds.
Pour filling into cooled crust, cover with plastic, and refrigerate at least 3 hours or up to 2 days. To serve, let pie sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing.

 

 

 

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