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Key Lime Pie with Meringue Topping

By Deen Brothers

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 32 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • 1/2 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 prepared 9-inch graham cracker crust
  • 4 egg whites
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • Pinch salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and condensed milk. Stir in the lime zest, lime juice, and cream. Pour the filling into the crust and bake about 20 minutes or until fi rm. Remove pie from oven. Increase the oven temperature to 350°F.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form (tips curl). In a second bowl, stir together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add the sugar mixture, a little at a time, to the egg whites, beating between additions. Continue to beat until the sugar dissolves. Spoon the meringue over the hot pie filling. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes more or until the meringue is golden. Serve pie warm or at room temperature.

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April 24, 2022
Terrible. I followed this recipe exactly as written and I ended up with 2 soggy pies. The pies seemed to be doing fine until I added the meringue. After baking for 10min with the topping, the meringue started oozing! The crust got so soggy. I tried to salvage the pies by carefully removing the meringue and blotting the top of the pies. They were totally mushy and covered in puddles. I put them back in the oven on 350 for a while to try to firm them up again, but I definitely can't give these away to friends now as planned. They look so botched :( Not sure what went wrong.

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