This recipe has the distinct disadvantage of following the most amazing key lime restaurant pie I've ever had (Charleston's) a few weeks ago. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, use a whisk to combine the sweetened condensed milk, lime zest, lime juice, and whipped cream with the cinnamon and nutmeg. Authentic Key Lime Pie Recipe. Please don’t use regular limes, you will insult the entire state of Florida! The filling mixture is just fine but not stupendous. Pour the filling into the chilled crust. Don’t use condensed milk, it’s not the same thing. You will need about a dozen to get this much juice because Key limes are only about the size of a golf ball. Cheesecake Factory’s Key Lime Cheesecake Restaurant Recipe is super-easy to make and you and your family can have the whole cheesecake — not just a slice. Or vice versa. Key lime pie, a dessert made of key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust, was invented in the late 19th century in Key West Florida. Key lime pie has an interesting story, supposedly beginning in the early 20th century when refrigeration was scarce. And there’s no substituting because then it wouldn’t be Key Lime Pie. Legend has it that the famous pie was created with what the Florida sponge fisherman had on hand: sweetened condensed milk, limes and crackers. Cheesecake Factory’s Key Lime Cheesecake Restaurant. Sweetened condensed milk was used a lot in cooking, especially on fishing boats. Refrigerate the pie for at least three hours before cutting. I printed the recipe bought the groceries and supervised and my wife and mother-in-law made the pie. This is another all-time reader favorite. Lime juice from Key limes. Joe’s Stone Crab, located at the end of South Beach at 11 Washington Avenue, has grown from a small lunch counter opened in 1913 by Joe Weiss to become a Miami institution. Kermit’s authentic key lime pie recipe is still used today and the pies can be found at the Key Lime Shop in Key West. Many people try to replicate the authentic key lime pie recipe from Kermit’s Key West Key Lime Shoppe. Maybe the kids will actually get more than a small taste of your slice. Key lime slab pie Double all of the quantities above. These … Use a 9-by-13-inch cake pan or quarter-sheet pan instead of the pie plate and prepare and bake the crust and filling as above. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/232897/classic-key-lime-pie