Light, Just Right Key Lime Pie — Three Many Cooks

Name: Light, Just Right Key Lime Pie — Three Many Cooks
Ingredients: 1¼ cups graham cracker crumbs (11 whole if using crackers) or zwieback crumbs (15 toasts); 3 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons sugar, divided; 5 tablespoons butter, melted; 4 egg yolks, saving 1 egg white; 1 can sweetened condensed milk, preferably Carnation brand; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 10 tablespoons lime juice and ½ teaspoon lime zest from 4 limes; ⅛ teaspoon salt

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This light, just right key lime pie is pleasantly, not puckery tart, perfectly sweet, and light without it turning into a mousse or soufflé.

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Ingredients

1¼ cups graham cracker crumbs (11 whole if using crackers) or zwieback crumbs (15 toasts)
3 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons sugar, divided
5 tablespoons butter, melted
4 egg yolks, saving 1 egg white
1 can sweetened condensed milk, preferably Carnation brand
1 tablespoon cornstarch
10 tablespoons lime juice and ½ teaspoon lime zest from 4 limes
⅛ teaspoon salt