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Make The Key Lime Pie Crust:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Use a food processor to crush the Golden Oreos cookies finely.

Place the crushed cookie crumbs and melted butter in a large bowl. Stir till all combined with a fork.

Pour the crust mixture in the bottom of a 9” pie plate. Using a fork press down to line the pie plate and sides.

Place the cookie crust pie plate on a baking sheet. This make it easier to take out of the oven.

Bake the cookie crust at 350°F for 7 minutes. Allow the crust to cool before putting in the key lime pie filling.

Make The Key Lime Filling:

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

In a medium bowl add the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and key lime juice. Whisk together till the mixture is well combined. Pour the filling into the cooled cookie crust.

Place the pie on the cooled baking sheet.

Bake the key lime pie for 15 to 17 minutes or until the center is set. It will wiggle when the pie pan is nudged.

Make The Whipped Cream:

While the pie is baking you can make the whipped cream.

Use an electric mixer with the whisk attachment. Add the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Place the speed to medium and whisk till it forms soft peaks, about 3 minutes. Be careful to not over whip it or it will become grainy and separated. Place the whip cream into a tupperware container to keep cold till it is time to decorate the pie.

Make The Coconut Green Grass:

Add 4 drops of green food coloring and sweetened coconut into a gallon size Ziploc bag. Close the bag and shake it till the food coloring is mixed onto the coconut. If desired you can add more food coloring till you get the desired green you want for the grass.

Decorating The Key Lime Pie:

Place the coconut grass around the pie.

Fit a decorating bag with a Wilton 1M tip and fill with the cooled whipped cream. If you don’t have a pastry bag you can use a Ziploc bag and just cut off the tip. Slowly apply pressure while piping out the whip cream and make swirls around the pie.

Add a jelly bean into each whip cream swirl.

Place coconut grass in the center of the pie and add the chocolate bunny to make it look like it is coming out of the ground. Scattered coconut grass around the mound.

Serve and enjoy!