CLAIRE SAFFITZ PERFECT KEY LIME PIE RECIPE | DESSERT PERSON

Summary by Krater

The video demonstrates how to make a key lime pie with a graham cracker crust and a whipped cream and cream cheese topping. The host walks through making the crust, assembling the filling, baking, cooling, and preparing the topping, and concludes that it is a balanced, easy dessert.

From the video

Answers: How do you make a key lime pie?

• Key lime pie recipe
• Graham cracker crust preparation
• Key lime pie filling
• Whipped cream and cream cheese topping

Ingredients

• 6 ounces (170g) graham crackers
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or Morton kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lime zest
• 5 large egg yolks
• 3/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
• Pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream

What it concludes

• Adding an egg yolk to the graham cracker crust helps hold everything together well.
• Pouring custard filling into a hot pie crust helps it set at the bottom quickly.
• Adding cream cheese to whipped cream stabilizes it and prevents it from liquefying.
• The key lime pie has a great balance of citrusy tartness and sweetness, with a crunchy center crust that does not get soggy.