Frozen Key Lime Pie Recipe

I love to make this frozen pie for my friends, this tangy cold treat  is wonderful for those very hot summer days.

Frozen Key Lime Pie
Makes 10 servings

Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crumb Crust (recipe below)
4 lime
1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup Cool Whip


Procedure
1. Prepare crust and cool completely.
2. From limes, grate 1 tablespoon peel, and squeeze 1/2 juice. In large bowl, with wire whisk, stir condensed milk and lime peel and juice until well blended.
3. In a large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream, one third at a time, into lime mixture just until blended.
4. Pour mixture into cooled crust. Cover and freeze at least 3 hours or up to 1 month. Let pie stand for 10 minutes at room temperature for easier slicing.

Graham Cracker Crumb Crust

Ingredients
1¼ cups of graham cracker crumbs (approx 11 graham crackers)
4 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon sugar

Procedure
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In a 9 inch pie plate, with a fork, mix crumbs, melted butter and sugar until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press mixture firmly onto bottom and up side of pie plate, making a small rim.
3. Bake 10 minutes; cool on wire rack.