Emerils Key Lime Pie

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.

In a bowl , mix the graham cracker crumbs , sugar , and butter with your hands.

Press the mixture firmly into a 9-inch pie pan , and bake until brown , about 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature before filling.

Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees f.

In a separate bowl , combine the condensed milk , lime juice , and eggs.

Whisk until well blended and place the filling in the cooled pie shell.

Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and allow to chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Once chilled , combine the sour cream and powdered sugar and spread over the top of the pie using a spatula.

Sprinkle the lime zest as a garnish on top of the sour cream and serve chilled.

graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, butter, condensed milk, key lime juice, eggs, sour cream, powdered sugar, lime zest