KEY LIME PIE

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine melted
• 2 (14 oz.) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup fresh Key lime juice
• 2 egg white
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 3 ingredients. Press into a 9” pie plate. Bake piecrust at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly browned, cool. Stir together sweetened condensed milk and lime juice until blended. Pour into prepared crust. Set aside. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixer just until foamy. Add granulated sugar gradually, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until soft peaks form and sugar dissolves (2-4 minutes). Spread meringue over filling. Bake at 325 degrees for 25-28 minutes. Chill 8 hours.