Icebox Key Lime Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 whole graham crackers, broken into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated lime zest
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/3 cup vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 1/4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 1 cup fresh lime juice (from 6 to 8 limes)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 for the crust:.
• 2 adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 pulse crackers and sugar in food processor until finely ground.
• 4 add melted butter in steady stream, while pulsing, until crumbs resemble damp sand.
• 5 using bottom of dry measuring cup, press crumbs firmly into bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
• 6 bake until fragrant and browned around edges, 12 to 14 minutes.
• 7 cool completely.
• 8 for the filling:.
• 9 process sugar and zest in food processor until sugar turns bright green, about 30 seconds.
• 10 add cream cheese and process until combined, about 30 seconds.
• 11 add condensed milk and pudding mix and process until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• 12 scrape down sides of bowl.
• 13 stir gelatin and 2 tablespoons lime juice in small bowl.
• 14 heat in microwave for 15 seconds.
• 15 stir until dissolved.
• 16 with machine running, pour gelatin mixture, remaining lime juice and vanilla through feed tube and mix until thoroughly combined, about 30 seconds.
• 17 pour filling into cooled crust, cover with plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours or up to 2 days.
• 18 to serve, let pie sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing and garnishing.