Lime Pie

  • 7 oz. oreo crumbs
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
  • zest of 3 limes
  • juice of 4 limes
  • 3 egg whites
  • heavy cream
  1. Preheat the oven to 325 F.
  2. Combine the butter and the oreo crumbs and press into a sprinform pan, lining the bottom, and a bit up the sides. Chill.
  3. Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.   Set aside. Clean the beaters.
  4. Beat the egg yolks with an electric mixer until they are thick.  Add the condensed milk, the zest, and the lime juice. 
  5. Fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture and pour into the chilled crust.
  6. Cook for 25 minute until the filling is firm.
  7. Chill well.  When you are about to serve whip some heavy cream.
  8. Serve the pie with a dollop of whipped cream.

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