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Wilma & Frieda’s Key Lime Tart Recipe

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1-3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt

Filling

  • 3 ounces egg yolks approximately 8 yolks
  • ½ cup Key Lime juice
  • 1 T. lime zest
  • 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 T. fresh lemon juice optional
  • Whipped cream and lime zest for garnish

Instructions

Crust

  1. Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
  2. Mix well and press firmly into the bottom of a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
  3. Bake crust in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.

Filling

  1. While crust is baking prepare filling.
  2. Whisk together egg yolks, lime juice, lime zest, and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl. NOTE: if using regular lime juice instead of key lime juice, add lemon juice.
  3. Whisk until smooth.
  4. Pour into baked crust.

Finish

  1. Bake in 350 degree oven for 19-25 minutes.
  2. Center of filling should be set and jiggle a little.
  3. Chill tart.
  4. Serve with a side of sweetened vanilla whipped cream or top the tart with dollops of whipped cream.
  5. Use zest from one lime to decorate the whipped cream.

Recipe Notes

You will need a 10" tart pan with a removable bottom. Serves 10