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Cherry-Key Lime Pie

This is a fun twist on the classic key lime pie. The cherry is a nice sweet companion to the zesty lime flavor. This recipe is easily transformed back to traditional key lime by substituting the cherry juice for more key lime juice.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 47 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Crust
  • 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 stick butter 8T melted
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • Filling
  • 8 oz softened cream cheese
  • 8 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 5 T cherry juice
  • 3 T key lime juice juice of ~15 key limes
  • 2 egg yolks

Method
 

  1. Stir 3 crust ingredients together and press into pie pan
  2. Bake at 375 for 7 minutes, allow to cool
  3. Mix all filling ingredients together using electric mixer
  4. Poor filling into cooled crust bake 10 min at 350
  5. Chill for at least 1 hour