Vanilla Bean Key Lime Pie

4h 15m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Juice one cup worth of Key Lime juice.
  2. 2Add the lime juice to a bowl with 28 ounces of sweetened condensed milk, 1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream and 1/2 cup of sour cream.
  3. 3Stir the mixture together.
  4. 4Add one tablespoon of lime zest, one tablespoon of vanilla bean paste and three egg yolks to the mixture.
  5. 5Whisk it together until it is nice and creamy.
  6. 6Crush up vanilla wafers and graham crackers.
  7. 7Add one cup of each to a bowl with 1/2 cup of light brown sugar and eight tablespoons of melted butter.
  8. 8Mix it all together.
  9. 9Add the crust mixture to a pie pan and press it in.
  10. 10Add the filling to the pie crust and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
  11. 11Let it cool in the fridge for no less than four hours.
  12. 12Finish it off with some whipped cream, use your homemade vanilla bean whipped cream if you have it.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Key Limes
  • 28 ounces Sweetened condensed milk
  • 0.33 cup Heavy whipping cream
  • 0.5 cup Sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon Lime Zest
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla bean paste
  • 3 Egg yolks
  • 1 cup Vanilla wafers
  • 1 cup Graham crackers
  • 0.5 cup Light brown sugar
  • 8 tablespoons Melted butter

Equipment

BowlWhiskGraterPie panPiping bagSpatulaKnife

Tips

  • Let the melted butter cool before adding it to the mixture.