OH SO CREAMY AND FLUFFY KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine all the ingredients and then press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9" glass pie plate.
• Bake for 8 minutes or until golden.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely.
• Turn the oven down to 300.
• *~OR Use a store bought deep dish graham cracker crust~*.
• FILLING:.
• Meanwhile, whisk cream cheese, condensed milk, egg yolks and lime juice to combine.
• In a seperate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks begin to form. (When you lift up the beaters, the peaks should hold and still look glossy).
• Fold into the cream cheese/lime mixture until just combined. Don't over mix - this is what gives the pie it's fluffy texture.
• Pour into the cooled pie crust and bake for 25 minutes or until set. Pie will be solid with just a little wiggle in the middle when moved.
• Remove from oven. Cool and refridgerate until firm, at least 4 hours.
• TO SERVE:
• Garnish with whipped cream or cool whip and a little key lime sauce from debloves2cook recipe #166790.
• GF VARIATION:
• Mix 1 1/2 cups crushed gluten free chocolate chex and 5 tablespoons melted butter for the crust (Don't need to add any extra sugar because the chex is already sweetened.)
• Continue with directions above.