Dexter Pie!

So for the past few days I have been obsessing about making Key Lime Pie. (Update: I called this post "Dexter Pie" because an episode of Dexter inspired to make this) And I got all my ingredients together, and prepped. Then the night before I was going to make it......a water line broke above my apartment and I had to vacate because of the water damage. Great. Just Great.
So I moved into my boyfriend's house and five days later finally got to make this pie. And it it sooooooooo good. The perfect summer treat.

Key Lime Pie
from allrecipes.com

Ingredients

For the Pie:
- 5 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup key lime juice (or 10 key limes and juice them yourself. Worth it!)
- 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust (yeah, I used pre-made)

Meringue Topping:
- 3 egg whites (the perfect way to use those leftover whites!)
- 1/4 sugar

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Combine the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice. Mix well. Pour into unbaked graham cracker shell.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Allow to cool. Top with whipped topping and garnish with lime slices if desired, or this meringue!
4. Preheat broiler. With egg beater, whisk egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Slowly add sugar until meringue turns glossy. Increase the speed and continue whisking until meringue holds medium soft peaks. Top pie decoratively with meringue. Broil in the middle of the oven until meringue begins to brown on the top, about 3 minutes.

Notes:
- I juiced my own key limes. Totally worth it. And since my juicer is sitting my water-damaged apartment and I'm at a bachelor pad, I used a garlic press. Great idea! Just cut the limes into quarters and press!
- Don't use all five egg whites! It will take forever and create waaaay to much meringue.
- If you really want to you can whisk by hand, but that might make your hand fall off.
- Cool overnight in the fridge.

Enjoy!