Sunday Recipe Makeover: Key lime Pie

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Key lime pie is a wonderful summer treat. However if you’ve ever had it, you know that just one slice is a calorie bomb. With an average calorie count of over 500 calories this recipe has just about half of them!

Here’s the details on how to make this delicious treat.

Ingredients

CRUST:

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 ounce premium white chocolate, grated or finely chopped

2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled

1 tablespoon canola oil

Cooking spray

FILLING:

1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt

1/2 cup fresh Key lime juice or fresh lime juice

1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind

3 large egg yolks

1 (14-ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk

3/4 cup frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. To prepare crust, combine crumbs, sugar, salt, and chocolate in a bowl, stirring well to combine. Add butter and oil; toss with a fork until moist. Press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until beginning to brown; cool completely on a wire rack.
3. To prepare filling, place yogurt and next 4 ingredients (through milk) in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Bake at 350° for 14 minutes or until set. Cool pie completely on a wire rack. Cover loosely, and chill at least 2 hours. Serve with whipped topping.